Stacey
Member
Hello everyone!
What a great forum you have here! So much information!
I would like your opinions about tenors.
So I bought my first ukulele on Amazon, a concert from Lohanu. I've had it for two weeks and already I'm not too happy with it. It seems like a decent instrument but there are a few things going on.
1. When I play a note say - C and then strum I have to be very conscious of striking the last string off the C note. It's as if the string is much too low on the board.
2. There is a buzz sound when I strum individual strings.
From reading the forum, my guess is the instrument needs to be set up to resolve these issues. The instrument is still returnable.
3. My sister has been a life long guitar player. I'm used to picking up her guitar and making a hot mess of things. I don't have any guitar background but the size feels natural to me from being around them for so many years. My point is that when I'm trying to play a chord on the concert my hand feels cramped. In addition, my fat fingers (well, not too fat) seem to touch the other strings even if I'm using the very tips of my fingers. I'm wondering if a tenor may have been a better choice? I'm not a big woman. 5'3 with weight to loose. I do like the "chocolatey" sound of the tenor. Closer to a guitar but still very much a uke.
I should go into a shop and look things over. Morey's Music Shop is right around the corner. But I don't want to take up their time and then feel indebted that I have to buy there. From reading, Mim's is the route I would like to go. Also, I'll be looking at the Kala's up to $175.00. Maybe an Ohana. Wondering if I should continue with a decent set up concert or go with a set up tenor?
What are your thoughts?
Thanks!
What a great forum you have here! So much information!
I would like your opinions about tenors.
So I bought my first ukulele on Amazon, a concert from Lohanu. I've had it for two weeks and already I'm not too happy with it. It seems like a decent instrument but there are a few things going on.
1. When I play a note say - C and then strum I have to be very conscious of striking the last string off the C note. It's as if the string is much too low on the board.
2. There is a buzz sound when I strum individual strings.
From reading the forum, my guess is the instrument needs to be set up to resolve these issues. The instrument is still returnable.
3. My sister has been a life long guitar player. I'm used to picking up her guitar and making a hot mess of things. I don't have any guitar background but the size feels natural to me from being around them for so many years. My point is that when I'm trying to play a chord on the concert my hand feels cramped. In addition, my fat fingers (well, not too fat) seem to touch the other strings even if I'm using the very tips of my fingers. I'm wondering if a tenor may have been a better choice? I'm not a big woman. 5'3 with weight to loose. I do like the "chocolatey" sound of the tenor. Closer to a guitar but still very much a uke.
I should go into a shop and look things over. Morey's Music Shop is right around the corner. But I don't want to take up their time and then feel indebted that I have to buy there. From reading, Mim's is the route I would like to go. Also, I'll be looking at the Kala's up to $175.00. Maybe an Ohana. Wondering if I should continue with a decent set up concert or go with a set up tenor?
What are your thoughts?
Thanks!
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