reneesarah
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My tenor baroq-ulele arrived via UPS this week. It is lovely. The rounded back makes it somewhat of a challenge to hold and play- a strap really helps. It came extremely well packed. There were a few minor scratches on the back of the neck, but otherwise it was in good shape.
The baroq-ulele was definitely not set-up in any way when I received it. It was basically unplayable. I tuned it four times before it would hold tuning at all, and the nut and bridge were set way too high. Since I don't know how to do set-up work myself, I took the baroq-ulele to a music shop, and they worked on the nut and the bridge, did a few other things, and put on some new strings.
It is playable now. And I am in another seventy bucks in for setting it up right. The nut was rough on both sides, so it had be taken out and sanded. If you know how to do this kind of work yourself you might not be out the extra bucks.
Initial impression: Pretty. Somewhat fragile (sound hole). Acceptable, but not impressive sound. When adding a case and set-up the costs start to mount up. The keys on the Roosebeck case are useless. (I was warned at the music store that if I tried to use them I might lock up the case and not be able to get it open again.) Interesting as an attractive novelty uke. As others have suggested before- definitely not the first uke someone should buy when just beginning.
The baroq-ulele was definitely not set-up in any way when I received it. It was basically unplayable. I tuned it four times before it would hold tuning at all, and the nut and bridge were set way too high. Since I don't know how to do set-up work myself, I took the baroq-ulele to a music shop, and they worked on the nut and the bridge, did a few other things, and put on some new strings.
It is playable now. And I am in another seventy bucks in for setting it up right. The nut was rough on both sides, so it had be taken out and sanded. If you know how to do this kind of work yourself you might not be out the extra bucks.
Initial impression: Pretty. Somewhat fragile (sound hole). Acceptable, but not impressive sound. When adding a case and set-up the costs start to mount up. The keys on the Roosebeck case are useless. (I was warned at the music store that if I tried to use them I might lock up the case and not be able to get it open again.) Interesting as an attractive novelty uke. As others have suggested before- definitely not the first uke someone should buy when just beginning.