poodle.soup
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Hi there!
I’m a new ukulele player - just bought my first in August. I have been devouring this forum the last few days. I’m traveling for about a month via budget airplane to visit my parents in Florida, which means if I wanted to take my ukulele it would be an extra $50 of carry-on baggage fees.
It occurred to me that it might make sense to just buy one for when I'm there - I’d love to have one down there so I can jam out with my dad. I don’t go very often so I’d rather not spend too much on a ukulele that I will be leaving down there, but of course I also don’t want something I won’t want to play because of the sound quality.
Currently playing a soprano Leolani made of mango wood that I really love - wonderful projection and fairly warm tone. But I knew nothing about setup when I bought this model from a music shop. Would I better off with a Kamala Shark from Mim’s Ukes, or ordering a Kala-KA-15S from Harvard House Music in California (both end up about $67 w/shipping)? Or taking my chances buying the Kala-KA-15S from Amazon (about ~$10 cheaper but I can see where the setup could be worth it)? Or is there a better option I’m overlooking?
Thanks for your advice!
I’m a new ukulele player - just bought my first in August. I have been devouring this forum the last few days. I’m traveling for about a month via budget airplane to visit my parents in Florida, which means if I wanted to take my ukulele it would be an extra $50 of carry-on baggage fees.
It occurred to me that it might make sense to just buy one for when I'm there - I’d love to have one down there so I can jam out with my dad. I don’t go very often so I’d rather not spend too much on a ukulele that I will be leaving down there, but of course I also don’t want something I won’t want to play because of the sound quality.
Currently playing a soprano Leolani made of mango wood that I really love - wonderful projection and fairly warm tone. But I knew nothing about setup when I bought this model from a music shop. Would I better off with a Kamala Shark from Mim’s Ukes, or ordering a Kala-KA-15S from Harvard House Music in California (both end up about $67 w/shipping)? Or taking my chances buying the Kala-KA-15S from Amazon (about ~$10 cheaper but I can see where the setup could be worth it)? Or is there a better option I’m overlooking?
Thanks for your advice!