haolejohn
Well-known member
Ukulele Underground,
I come to you asking for help. Last winter I destroyed two Ukes while traveling in the extreme Alaskan winter for my job (SPED teacher) inter village. I was a little stupid I only carried a solid wood uke with a gig bag only. And the dolphin wasn't even in a case or bag. Then I bought an outdoor uke. It survived the harsh GA summer (we own a house in GA) and even survived the mailing back to Alaska (no peanuts. Just uke inside a box).
The outdoor uke is what it is. A durable uke. It isn't a uke for the weak at heart. It sounds ok. But so far it would be the uke that I'd want to take to combat.
This winter I want to do a uke test. However I keep seeing mention of a flea/fluke as a possible option for us outdoor people. I'd like to place one in my test. Does anyone have one They'd be willing to donate to the experiment? I would pay shipping costs and would send it back. However, there is a possibility that the uke may not survive. I might even be able to buy one for the right price. Doesn't have to be pretty.
So the idea is that I am running three to four Ukes through a test in Alaska outdoors. I'm going to test the intonation, playability, tuning, and durability.
Edited to add if you have a spare uke that you think can withstand the sound/durability test let me know.
Uke lineup:
1. Outdoor uke
2. Makala dolphin
3. Makala laminate soprano
4. Fluke
5. ???
I come to you asking for help. Last winter I destroyed two Ukes while traveling in the extreme Alaskan winter for my job (SPED teacher) inter village. I was a little stupid I only carried a solid wood uke with a gig bag only. And the dolphin wasn't even in a case or bag. Then I bought an outdoor uke. It survived the harsh GA summer (we own a house in GA) and even survived the mailing back to Alaska (no peanuts. Just uke inside a box).
The outdoor uke is what it is. A durable uke. It isn't a uke for the weak at heart. It sounds ok. But so far it would be the uke that I'd want to take to combat.
This winter I want to do a uke test. However I keep seeing mention of a flea/fluke as a possible option for us outdoor people. I'd like to place one in my test. Does anyone have one They'd be willing to donate to the experiment? I would pay shipping costs and would send it back. However, there is a possibility that the uke may not survive. I might even be able to buy one for the right price. Doesn't have to be pretty.
So the idea is that I am running three to four Ukes through a test in Alaska outdoors. I'm going to test the intonation, playability, tuning, and durability.
Edited to add if you have a spare uke that you think can withstand the sound/durability test let me know.
Uke lineup:
1. Outdoor uke
2. Makala dolphin
3. Makala laminate soprano
4. Fluke
5. ???
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