Okay, I titled this "no flames, please" because the subject of my question is Bushman. Things have gotten heated a couple times when talking about Bushman the company, yet their website has a deal right now that is what I'm interested in at a very good price.
I know that Bushman ukes are quite nice - at the moment they are selling any size CedarTone uke for $199 on their website. That is very very tempting to me. Having played with a couple people's low-G tenors at UWC, it would be a very nice compliment to my reentrant sopranos. I like the wood combination a lot, and the Bushman instruments I've seen have been great.
So the reason I'm asking for advice: would I be making a mistake to order this directly from Bushman? Has anybody had recent dealings with them? Their web store says they have well over 200 available - I'm pretty skeptical of that. But if I order from them can I expect to actually receive the instrument? This would be a birthday present to me...
Thanks!
* Bleah - forgot there's a buying tips forum - mods, if you want to move this question there, please do!
I know that Bushman ukes are quite nice - at the moment they are selling any size CedarTone uke for $199 on their website. That is very very tempting to me. Having played with a couple people's low-G tenors at UWC, it would be a very nice compliment to my reentrant sopranos. I like the wood combination a lot, and the Bushman instruments I've seen have been great.
So the reason I'm asking for advice: would I be making a mistake to order this directly from Bushman? Has anybody had recent dealings with them? Their web store says they have well over 200 available - I'm pretty skeptical of that. But if I order from them can I expect to actually receive the instrument? This would be a birthday present to me...
Thanks!
* Bleah - forgot there's a buying tips forum - mods, if you want to move this question there, please do!