AustinHing
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I’m on holidays with my wife in Taipei, Taiwan now as I write this NUD post. So long story short:
1. aNueNue shop is on my to-go list while in Taipei.
2. Not looking for the moon bird at all.
3. Full intentions to try out the bird series ukes without buying anything. (Very thick skinned!)
4. Steven at aNueNue was really friendly and happily let me try any uke I wanted.
5. Played the moon birds, 3k koa birds, 5k koas birds etc. Very satisfied. (Moonbird is the best out of all the birds, imo.)
6. Left the shop without buying anything. Mission accomplished!
7. Can’t sleep at night and kept browsing for the moon bird. Oh no...
8. Thought of getting a cheaper aNueNue uke to curb the urge.
9. Wife said, “the mid tier ukes are like toyotas and you have plenty at home. Instead, should go for the Rolls Royce.” Am I hearing right?
10. Went back to aNueNue shop on the 3rd day (yesterday)
11. Alas, the moon bird soprano on display is the last piece and is without pickup installed. (I wanted pickup)
12. Steven at aNueNue said, “No problem, I can buff/polish the finish and install the aNueNue Air Air pickup. Come back in 2 hours.”
13. 2 hours later, back at the shop. Very anxious.
14. Pickup installed nicely and tidy, saddle filed.
15. Test run with the amp. Very playable with easy barring. Pickup is even and responsive at each string. Very natural sounding with the onboard microphone in the pickup. Thumbs up for Steven.
15. Steven threw in a bunch of freebies. Uke strap, tuner, micro fibre cloth and a special gift. Even recommended places to go for good street food in Taipei. He’s really a nice dude.
16. And finally a proof that it happened.
More pictures coming and a video.
Thanks for reading!
1. aNueNue shop is on my to-go list while in Taipei.
2. Not looking for the moon bird at all.
3. Full intentions to try out the bird series ukes without buying anything. (Very thick skinned!)
4. Steven at aNueNue was really friendly and happily let me try any uke I wanted.
5. Played the moon birds, 3k koa birds, 5k koas birds etc. Very satisfied. (Moonbird is the best out of all the birds, imo.)
6. Left the shop without buying anything. Mission accomplished!
7. Can’t sleep at night and kept browsing for the moon bird. Oh no...
8. Thought of getting a cheaper aNueNue uke to curb the urge.
9. Wife said, “the mid tier ukes are like toyotas and you have plenty at home. Instead, should go for the Rolls Royce.” Am I hearing right?
10. Went back to aNueNue shop on the 3rd day (yesterday)
11. Alas, the moon bird soprano on display is the last piece and is without pickup installed. (I wanted pickup)
12. Steven at aNueNue said, “No problem, I can buff/polish the finish and install the aNueNue Air Air pickup. Come back in 2 hours.”
13. 2 hours later, back at the shop. Very anxious.
14. Pickup installed nicely and tidy, saddle filed.
15. Test run with the amp. Very playable with easy barring. Pickup is even and responsive at each string. Very natural sounding with the onboard microphone in the pickup. Thumbs up for Steven.
15. Steven threw in a bunch of freebies. Uke strap, tuner, micro fibre cloth and a special gift. Even recommended places to go for good street food in Taipei. He’s really a nice dude.
16. And finally a proof that it happened.
More pictures coming and a video.
Thanks for reading!