MatthewVanitas
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Long/short, I sold my house and am planning to invest most of the money for now, but am setting aside a small percentage of my gains to indulge in some fine hobby gear.
My main uke up to this point has been a Mele 8-string tenor, which is about 85% as good as the gorgeous Kamaka 8-strings but cost 1/3 of the price. I'm overall really happy with it, but then this new offering from Emerald Guitars (Donegal, Ireland) has seized my attention:
It's US$1,295 for the standard Tenor Harp model, $1,695 gets you choice of colors and a pickup (p/u is an add-on on the basic model). I love harp instruments but have never had one, and it would look really attention-getting for performance.
I listened to some clips, half-hoping it would sound "meh" and I could move on to other temptations, but it sound pretty boss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNW_8xz9Vqo
I like harp instruments, and since I travel a lot, and often have to keep my instruments in storage or at a friend's, having carbon fiber where I don't have to sweat humidity and temp changes would be a relief. I've owned a *lot* of instruments over the course of 30-some years, and have only had two develop soundboard cracks, but I do worry about it regardless. Plus CF just looks slick.
So given that I have a budget of play-money set aside, and most of it will go to music hobbies, would this be a good option for someone who really enjoys tenor uke and likes the idea of having some cool bass notes to add in? Or am I getting too excited by the novelty and should just, I dunno, get a guitar and not fret the lower strings if I want pluckable bass? Please help talk me out of this purchase!
My main uke up to this point has been a Mele 8-string tenor, which is about 85% as good as the gorgeous Kamaka 8-strings but cost 1/3 of the price. I'm overall really happy with it, but then this new offering from Emerald Guitars (Donegal, Ireland) has seized my attention:
It's US$1,295 for the standard Tenor Harp model, $1,695 gets you choice of colors and a pickup (p/u is an add-on on the basic model). I love harp instruments but have never had one, and it would look really attention-getting for performance.
I listened to some clips, half-hoping it would sound "meh" and I could move on to other temptations, but it sound pretty boss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNW_8xz9Vqo
I like harp instruments, and since I travel a lot, and often have to keep my instruments in storage or at a friend's, having carbon fiber where I don't have to sweat humidity and temp changes would be a relief. I've owned a *lot* of instruments over the course of 30-some years, and have only had two develop soundboard cracks, but I do worry about it regardless. Plus CF just looks slick.
So given that I have a budget of play-money set aside, and most of it will go to music hobbies, would this be a good option for someone who really enjoys tenor uke and likes the idea of having some cool bass notes to add in? Or am I getting too excited by the novelty and should just, I dunno, get a guitar and not fret the lower strings if I want pluckable bass? Please help talk me out of this purchase!