Hi,
I purchased a used Kala KA-CE ukulele and when I bought it I noticed it was a bit sharp but I thought a setup would fix it. At home I did more testing and I tune the open string then it's sharp on frets. At the 5th fret it's 20 cents sharp on each note. At the 12th fret it's more than 20 cents sharp. I noticed the bridge is tilting forward a little bit so I wonder if that's contributing to it. It's too late to get a refund so I'd like to get it set up to be in tune.
Here are a couple of photos:
A local shop that sells ukuleles told me they do a set up for 30 euros (about $36 USD). Would fixing this kind of problem be included in a setup? If so I think it's worth it. If it's going to be more expensive then that, then I wonder if it's something that I could do myself. I plan to take the ukulele to the store but I'm waiting for some strings to arrive. I ordered Aquila 31U CGDA strings and when the store does the setup I'd like it to be done with these strings so that it's in tune with these strings. I'm not sure if the strings make a difference for the intonation.
The ukulele is mainly for me to experiment with at home for when I can't play my violin or for when I want a plucked sound. If the intonation is off it bothers me, so I need it to be in tune.
Thanks for any information you can provide. I am a bit clueless about ukuleles. On the violin we have a whole other intonation problem.
I purchased a used Kala KA-CE ukulele and when I bought it I noticed it was a bit sharp but I thought a setup would fix it. At home I did more testing and I tune the open string then it's sharp on frets. At the 5th fret it's 20 cents sharp on each note. At the 12th fret it's more than 20 cents sharp. I noticed the bridge is tilting forward a little bit so I wonder if that's contributing to it. It's too late to get a refund so I'd like to get it set up to be in tune.
Here are a couple of photos:
A local shop that sells ukuleles told me they do a set up for 30 euros (about $36 USD). Would fixing this kind of problem be included in a setup? If so I think it's worth it. If it's going to be more expensive then that, then I wonder if it's something that I could do myself. I plan to take the ukulele to the store but I'm waiting for some strings to arrive. I ordered Aquila 31U CGDA strings and when the store does the setup I'd like it to be done with these strings so that it's in tune with these strings. I'm not sure if the strings make a difference for the intonation.
The ukulele is mainly for me to experiment with at home for when I can't play my violin or for when I want a plucked sound. If the intonation is off it bothers me, so I need it to be in tune.
Thanks for any information you can provide. I am a bit clueless about ukuleles. On the violin we have a whole other intonation problem.