SteveZ
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Did you ever have a uke that became, for lack of a better term, forgotten? It's the one that found itself buried in the closet and passed by when it came time to grab an instrument for some fun time.
Buried in my storage area was a Lanikai tenor (LU-22TFM) that I got used from another UUer. It's a laminate, and one of a series (300 of them) that was commissioned by Elderly Music Company for its 40th anniversary. I bought this uke because it was inexpensive, attractive and I trusted (still do) the seller. Also, I have had good experiences with Elderly Music and the instrumdnt brings back good memories.
However, as time and other instruments came and went, this uke was ignored in favor of newer stablemates. I tried selling it once with no takers. I eventually took the strings off of it, planning to retune it and try selling it again. I never got around to restringing, and literally forgot about it.
Recently I had to rearrange my storage area and this unstrung uke got to see daylight again. I had an extra set of Aquila 31Us (CGDA, concert), a set which I routinely use on tenors. So, on with the new strings and the wait for the couple days it takes the strings to fully stabiize. All I can say now is, "Wow!" The uke rocks! Tuned CGDA (low-C), it's a great mate with my Martin which is tuned CGDA (high-C).
Perhaps I should keep rummaging through the closet....
Buried in my storage area was a Lanikai tenor (LU-22TFM) that I got used from another UUer. It's a laminate, and one of a series (300 of them) that was commissioned by Elderly Music Company for its 40th anniversary. I bought this uke because it was inexpensive, attractive and I trusted (still do) the seller. Also, I have had good experiences with Elderly Music and the instrumdnt brings back good memories.
However, as time and other instruments came and went, this uke was ignored in favor of newer stablemates. I tried selling it once with no takers. I eventually took the strings off of it, planning to retune it and try selling it again. I never got around to restringing, and literally forgot about it.
Recently I had to rearrange my storage area and this unstrung uke got to see daylight again. I had an extra set of Aquila 31Us (CGDA, concert), a set which I routinely use on tenors. So, on with the new strings and the wait for the couple days it takes the strings to fully stabiize. All I can say now is, "Wow!" The uke rocks! Tuned CGDA (low-C), it's a great mate with my Martin which is tuned CGDA (high-C).
Perhaps I should keep rummaging through the closet....