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If I could add one more thing: please clean your ukuleles before shipping. Nothing crazy, maybe just wipe it down. I mean, I usually clean any ukuleles I get, even if they're brand new, but I'm a...

From the buyer's side: take good pictures and respond to messages/offers. Taking offers is a plus. Nothing beats having what the buyer wants at a decent price, that trumps everything, but attractive...

Interestingly enough, I recently took possession of one and am experiencing intonation problems, which is what prompted the other thread you posted in.

Thanks for that. When you say the saddle peak needs to go back, I don't understand. Do you mean the bridge and saddle are poorly positioned or that the saddle needs to be raised/lowered, or is it...

At or around that price, some K brand ukuleles are better than some used customs. And some used customs are better than some K brands. Tough to say without something more specific. I don't think...

Whenever I hear about intonation issues from other people, it seems like the problem gets worse moving up the fretboard and is more/most pronounced at the 12th fret or so.

But my own experience is...

I'm partial to mango. With spalted mango especially, it's hit or miss visually. I don't think there's a tonal difference between spalted and regular mango.

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The Waterman concert is better than the soprano, though still not great. But if you go with a Waterman, your best bet is to try it out beforehand. I've played one with intonation issues and another...

That's great! A Kamaka hard case for less than $30!

Uh, maybe they meant you could put your Kamaka in it?

I did a little digging, and apparently they're a bigger store, not a mom and pop shop. I ask because I'm considering ordering from them outside of Reverb (they have a site). As Jerry mentioned, their...

This is kind of a long shot, I think, but has anybody heard of or dealt with a music store called Miki Gakki out in Osaka, Japan? I'm considering ordering a ukulele from them, but thought I'd see if...

I think this is the kind of scoop you were referencing.

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I've been researching Rebels a bit and came across some of your posts and video reviews. Looking at your list of ukes, I don't see any Rebels. Do you still have the Double Creme or is that gone?

Yeah, that's the regular price, I think. If you click the link on my original comment, they have pictures of their sale instruments.

Has anybody had any experience with New Traditions ukuleles? I came across their website and saw that they had some very reasonably priced luthier-made ukuleles on sale. They seem to only have tenors...

I don't have any experience with the Rebels. And I haven't tried the soprano versions, but I spent some time going back and forth between the acacia Opio and the koa KoAloha in tenor sizes to get a...

Just out of curiosity, why a koa top with mango back and sides, and not the other way around? Is there something about mango and/or koa that makes you think it would work better that way? Or is it...

Thanks for that! Unfortunately, aside from the Naupaka, of the examples produced in the other thread, the Romero is a guitar, the Ono is a one-off custom, and the mango strip on the back of the Kala...

Dude, that was super quick!

That was the one exception I was thinking of when I posted. But with that ukulele, it seems like they were doing something different than the typical: "top with one...

In my quest for the perfect ukulele (I know, I know), I've found mango to be one of my favorite tonewoods. The mango ukes I've played and seen are always all mango body affairs. I don't think I've...

Hey, we have some things in common. I also play a KoAloha and use a TC Electronics tuner. Though in my experience, the Breedlove volume doesn't come close to the KoAloha's projection. And the onboard...

I'll jump in here since I have some experience with several of these Breedloves, and I haven't seen a lot of information on them. Maybe it will be helpful to someone.

I own the sitka top Lu'au...

I would imagine the Hawaiian KoAloha. At least price-wise, they're closer. Except the acacia/spruce Replica. That one is closer to the Opio in price. As I understand it, that one was supposed to be a...

Your first and last questions I had not considered. Which is considered better for strumming and which for fingerstyle? And which is considered more versatile?

Thanks, that's helpful. I did not know that about the bracing on the back of the Replicas.