A boat from Indonesia has arrived at HMS

And with it 29, yes Count them, 29 Romero creation ukuleles on their front page !
I imagine a few will be around for a while.

Of greater interest than the quantity are the new soprano and concert scale ukes with the larger and deeper bodies to give some similarity in sound to tenors.

rainbow21 said:

Of greater interest than the quantity are the new soprano and concert scale ukes with the larger and deeper bodies to give some similarity in sound to tenors.

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Yup. I listened to the HMS video of the new RC soprano this morning - numerous times. And heaven help me, but I really, really, really want to own that not-so-little, super fine-sounding ukulele.

eyedoc said:

And with it 29, yes Count them, 29 Romero creation ukuleles on their front page !
I imagine a few will be around for a while.

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They're made in Indonesia now rather than Southeast Asia (Vietnam)? Breaking in new workers must take a lot of training and time!

Are you sure the boat is from Indonesia? To my knowledge, Romero Creations are made in Vietnam, whereas a prominent brand from Indonesia is Pono. On a different behalf, do they really ship by boat...??

eyedoc said:

And with it 29, yes Count them, 29 Romero creation ukuleles on their front page !
I imagine a few will be around for a while.

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Description @ Ukulele Site for new shipment still says VietNam... so does the Romero site.

Jan D said:

Yup. I listened to the HMS video of the new RC soprano this morning - numerous times. And heaven help me, but I really, really, really want to own that not-so-little, super fine-sounding ukulele.

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DITTO!!

Re: Indonesia vs Vietnam... OP may have just conflated HMS w/ Pono w/ Indonesia. No big deal. As long as they, both PONO & Romero treat their employees well, that's all that really matters.

Humans are more than just expendable objects for labor, needing breaking in...

Rakelele said:

Are you sure the boat is from Indonesia? To my knowledge, Romero Creations are made in Vietnam, whereas a prominent brand from Indonesia is Pono. On a different behalf, do they really ship by boat...??

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No data to back this up but I highly doubt that Romero Creations (or Pono) would be imported on a container ship due to lack of climate control. That would just screw up their a lot of product, erode brand reputation & drive costs up, etc.
I wouldn't be surprised about other brands though. There's a pretty popular 4-letter brand that has ukes at every single price point w/ a ~33% return to vendor from dealer rate (at least from dealer(s) near me)... that I wouldn't be surprised if they transports ukes on shipping containers. I could be wrong. Their most premium line, however are made on the US West Coast. I have some of their plastic ukes (bought refurbished).

Per comment following mine, I stand corrected. Supply chain/logistics - definitely NOT my area.
"Shipping containers are very often climate controlled. In the fine art world very expensive antique furniture is routinely shipped by sea to save on costs."

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/...d_shipping_containers_that_transport_our.html

Shipping containers are very often climate controlled. In the fine art world very expensive antique furniture is routinely shipped by sea to save on costs.