About month ago I tried out a Martin CK1, but it had a bad intonation problem. A string was quite flat. Seller (at local music store) said that there is nothing they could do, the saddle was already too low or something. So back it went.
Now I have a Kanile'a concert to try. It has the same problem. I hear it, my husband hears it, and our tuners confirm it - A string is flat. It starts to be flat from 5th fret and as I go up it gets worse.
So I'm bit confused. Both are quality instruments. Neither had any professional setup. Both with factory strings.
My Ortega concerts intonation is better, maybe a hint sharp, but I can handle sharp way better than flat.
So here's the question: is this kind of intonation problem typical with ukulele concerts? Am I being too picky and should I just ignore this?
Now I have a Kanile'a concert to try. It has the same problem. I hear it, my husband hears it, and our tuners confirm it - A string is flat. It starts to be flat from 5th fret and as I go up it gets worse.
So I'm bit confused. Both are quality instruments. Neither had any professional setup. Both with factory strings.
My Ortega concerts intonation is better, maybe a hint sharp, but I can handle sharp way better than flat.
So here's the question: is this kind of intonation problem typical with ukulele concerts? Am I being too picky and should I just ignore this?
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