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tbeltrans said:

Paul:

Yes, it was the white label ukulele at the Roseville store. The intonation problem might well have been resolved with a change of strings, however, it seemed generally out of tune for me. It just had that "out-of-tuneness" that just grated on my ears. That could well have also been my technique not being right for a soprano ukulele - except that none of the sopranos (wasn't that a TV show??) I played at Willie's exhibited that problem. I really am much happier with the Martin, even though it cost quite a bit more. To me, there is a very large difference in overall quality and feel between my Kamaka Ohta-San and the white label model that was at Guitar Center, and it wasn't just the size. To me, it was as if they weren't even from the same company.

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tbeltrans said:

I do feel safe buying at Willie's. Nate is an excellent ukulele player and a uke fanatic, so he really pays attentio to that area of his shop. I don't expect the sales people at GC to know all about everything that comes into their store - there is just too much and too wide a variety of product. At Willie's, there is a lot of caretaking with regard to what comes in and the effort to know all about their products. It is a specialty shop and you do pay for that knowledge. I have nothing against GC and I do buy stuff there. However, when it comes to "vintage" ukuleles or acoustic guitars, to me Willie's is THE place in town to get really good product at a fair (not heavily discounted) price.

Tony

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pbagley said:

Their white label and my gold label are not all that different, at least not visually. I agree that there is a world of difference between my Kamaka and the one I played at Willies. That said, I like my Kamaka a lot, and I did not like the white label that was hanging at GC.




I've always liked shopping at Willies. They always have interesting things in stock.

- Paul

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Nickie said:

Wow, congratulations! It doesn't look plain to me at all, and I'm sure it doesn't sound plain!

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cpmusic said:

Tony, I just saw your post at the AGF - congrats here, too!

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