808boy
Well-known member
Aloha,
Read a lot of comments about brand X or Y ukes being too heavy. Do you think it really makes that much of a difference? Are you guys talking about the static weight?
Just for my own information, I've decided to static weigh all my ukes using a digital scale that is used for mail. The graduations go from .1 oz. to 5 lbs. I have'nt weighed it all yet but this is what I got so far with the 9 Tenors I weighed. 1 lb.-15.2 oz was the heaviest, 1 lb.-1.3 oz. the lightest. The average weight is 1 lb.-3 oz.
As far as sound, my heaviest has the best warmth and sustain, the lightest has a more tradition sound. Both are solid woods but of different species with quality strings.
This is just an observation and thought I'd share it.
Now gotta go weigh the rest of my ukes......................Bo...............
Read a lot of comments about brand X or Y ukes being too heavy. Do you think it really makes that much of a difference? Are you guys talking about the static weight?
Just for my own information, I've decided to static weigh all my ukes using a digital scale that is used for mail. The graduations go from .1 oz. to 5 lbs. I have'nt weighed it all yet but this is what I got so far with the 9 Tenors I weighed. 1 lb.-15.2 oz was the heaviest, 1 lb.-1.3 oz. the lightest. The average weight is 1 lb.-3 oz.
As far as sound, my heaviest has the best warmth and sustain, the lightest has a more tradition sound. Both are solid woods but of different species with quality strings.
This is just an observation and thought I'd share it.
Now gotta go weigh the rest of my ukes......................Bo...............