Republic tenor reso

Anyone have experience with this wooden-bodied reso:
www.ebay.ca/itm/151039487358?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
I've only had experience with their metal-bodied ukes. Would like to know more about it.

I have always been impressed with vintage ones, but wonder how this stacks up to similarly priced Kala's, Gretsch's, etc.

Chances are they are all built I n the same factory. Look at the pics and specs.

Not the same. Look at how the strings enter the body. Not on a bridge or tailpiece.

I have tried Kala's tenor reso and it was okay, but didn't excite me. Still looking....

Spoke with Del Rey recently...her advice was if you're going to buy a resonator uke, don't get a cheap one.

lakesideglenn said:

Spoke with Del Rey recently...her advice was if you're going to buy a resonator uke, don't get a cheap one.

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Resos primarily depend on their sound not from the woods but rather from the cone and biscuit; both easily upgraded or replaced.

Price may make for a better neck, but I doubt the extra $$$ would make a difference in sound.

My experience with Republic (a concert model) was that they are good value for the price and have a reasonably good sound.

Big thing with resos is to have enough tension on the biscuit to make the cone sing. That means the angle of the string matters, as well as the scale (tenors have more tension than shorter scales). I find the Kala reso a little shallow on the angle.

??? Looks like they go through the cover plate as Kala's did before installed the tailpiece. If I could play better, I'd probably get a Mya Moe reso

PhilUSAFRet said:

??? Looks like they go through the cover plate as Kala's did before installed the tailpiece.

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That has always been republic's design. Same as a couple of others like Johnson - same ukes, different label. Republic seems to put more post-manufacture care into theirs.

PhilUSAFRet said:

If I could play better, I'd probably get a Mya Moe reso

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If I could spend more money, I would too... ;-)