Graham Greenbag
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I tend to play Kala, Makala and Lanikai Ukuleles but have recently started trying a few others out too. Once set up and with some Fluorocarbon strings fitted Ukes from the brands just mentioned have played well for me and provided excellent bang per buck. I’m particularly pleased with my own (well sorted out) Kala KA-P and use it as a bench mark against which to judge other similarly priced instruments.
Recently I’ve owned and played some other brands and, after experiencing some difficulty with playing bared chords on them, discovered that they had shallower/shorter frets than I was used to. As I measure it on my remaining Kala/Makala Ukes their frets stand 1.0 mm above the fretboard but the other brands are more like 0.7mm and that small height reduction does make a (negative) playing difference to me.
What’s working or not for you, how tall are your frets?
Recently I’ve owned and played some other brands and, after experiencing some difficulty with playing bared chords on them, discovered that they had shallower/shorter frets than I was used to. As I measure it on my remaining Kala/Makala Ukes their frets stand 1.0 mm above the fretboard but the other brands are more like 0.7mm and that small height reduction does make a (negative) playing difference to me.
What’s working or not for you, how tall are your frets?
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