stevepetergal
Well-known member
I have had two ukuleles built for me. I ended up getting rid of the first, in disgust. It was a great ukulele. I was disgusted with myself, because I had ordered what I thought I would like in the future, based partly on what I heard and read here. I waited a few years (what I should have done the first time around) and had a second one made by a different builder. I had it made, knowing what I wanted. I'm very happy with it.
2 cents:
I think, if you need to ask advice about how to order your custom, you're jumping the gun. Try everything out there. If you have to buy a few instruments along the way to see if you like this feature or that, do it. Then play the heck out of them. Maybe you don't want that slotted headstock or the 1 3/8" nut width. Perhaps you want a concert rather than a tenor, or maybe you hate the radiused fretboard. Don't order a custom until you are sure. There are great ukuleles out there that aren't custom-made, with every option you might think you want.
2 cents:
I think, if you need to ask advice about how to order your custom, you're jumping the gun. Try everything out there. If you have to buy a few instruments along the way to see if you like this feature or that, do it. Then play the heck out of them. Maybe you don't want that slotted headstock or the 1 3/8" nut width. Perhaps you want a concert rather than a tenor, or maybe you hate the radiused fretboard. Don't order a custom until you are sure. There are great ukuleles out there that aren't custom-made, with every option you might think you want.