kamaka_4_life
Well-known member
Hey UU,
I've been having a hard time switching between my new long-neck concert and my tenor Kamaka's, as both are so beautiful and offer a unique sound. However, from playing the two, I noticed that my Tenor buzzes a lot more when strumming and picking, and that fretting sometimes seems to muffle the sound... Idk how to explain it really, as it's easier to hear when actually playing the uke, but I think it may be from the action being so low. I took it to Kamaka last year to get the action lowered, and really liked it, but now I notice a lot more buzzing. I guess that's the problem you get when you lower the action too much. When doing muted octave strumming, I notice the sound is not clear at all, when I play it on my Tenor, but is nice and clean when I play it on my long-neck concert. Idk what I should do, should I take it back to Kamaka and have them raise the action a little bit? Idk the exact height of the strings when measured from the fretboard, but I can check. Any thoughts, ideas, or help would be greatly appreciated, thanks you!!!!!
I've been having a hard time switching between my new long-neck concert and my tenor Kamaka's, as both are so beautiful and offer a unique sound. However, from playing the two, I noticed that my Tenor buzzes a lot more when strumming and picking, and that fretting sometimes seems to muffle the sound... Idk how to explain it really, as it's easier to hear when actually playing the uke, but I think it may be from the action being so low. I took it to Kamaka last year to get the action lowered, and really liked it, but now I notice a lot more buzzing. I guess that's the problem you get when you lower the action too much. When doing muted octave strumming, I notice the sound is not clear at all, when I play it on my Tenor, but is nice and clean when I play it on my long-neck concert. Idk what I should do, should I take it back to Kamaka and have them raise the action a little bit? Idk the exact height of the strings when measured from the fretboard, but I can check. Any thoughts, ideas, or help would be greatly appreciated, thanks you!!!!!