chuck in ny
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never been to a store with ukes before. anyhow i was on the left coast with my boy's wedding and we traipsed into sylvan. i played the kamakas and kanileas briefly, it was a wedding weekend with a lot of ground to cover, and nothing resonated although they were good instruments.
i like my vintage kamaka gold label soprano better than anything in the store, but it has been broken in, and strings changed to martins. i suspect the kamakas at sylvan would all be good suspects with a string change with more of a question on the kanileas.
part of the problem here is being a mahogany guy. it's an open question whether the sound concept can extend to koa although i think it can. in the soprano size the kamaka is delightful and i wonder it might be brash as the sound cavity enlarges.
i found going into the store to have equal problems as ordering online or by phone.
i like my vintage kamaka gold label soprano better than anything in the store, but it has been broken in, and strings changed to martins. i suspect the kamakas at sylvan would all be good suspects with a string change with more of a question on the kanileas.
part of the problem here is being a mahogany guy. it's an open question whether the sound concept can extend to koa although i think it can. in the soprano size the kamaka is delightful and i wonder it might be brash as the sound cavity enlarges.
i found going into the store to have equal problems as ordering online or by phone.