ukemunga
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Soon after I started to attempt to try to play this frustratingly satisfying happy-making instrument I decided I wanted a quality mahogany concert scale that wouldn't break the bank.
I like a relatively bling-free classic looking uke. The Mainland Slotted Head Concert pushed all of my buttons and I thought it was my holy grail. It really kinda was. And I loved everything about it. But I was intimidated by solid wood and its care and my dry, dry, dry winter climate. And it lived in its box with a humidifier.
So what did I do? I traded it straight up for a Mainland Red Cedar/Rosewood Soprano Pineapple. I really liked what I had read and heard about the tonewood combo and I just loved the look of that pretty little thing. Maybe I thought a smaller solid wood uke would be easier to take care of. And it came in a hard case. I don't know. And oh, did it sound great. And ring?!!!! I really loved that uke, but I decided the soprano scale is not for me.
So what did I do? I traded it straight up for a concert neck Tiki Flea. Bulletproof from the take-care-of-it solid wood phobia I had. Absolutely love it. Great sound. No worries. But the string spacing is difficult for me. Half inch apart vs. 3/8 inch on what I'm used to. I've got short stubby fingers.
So what did I do? Sold it... and someone else is all happy and looking forward to new uke day.
Tomorrow my new Mainland CONCERT NECK Red Cedar/Rosewood Soprano Pineapple arrives! Back to solid tonewood and and I think THIS one is the holy grail. For now. We'll see.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
$250 Mainland Slotted Head Concert
$220 Mainland Red Cedar / Rosewood Soprano Pineapple
$225 Tiki Concert Scale Flea
$245 Mainland Concert Neck Red Cedar / Rosewood Soprano Pineapple
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$940 worth of ukes. Enjoyed, evaluated and all but the last one, passed on to happy new owners.
$315 out of pocket includes $65 above what I sold the Flea for. Plus about $20 in postage for shipping.
That much fun and enjoyment of the instruments and the opportunity to refine my preferences ( I love long neck sopranos) and then end up with a uke I'm really, really happy with... as AE says, priceless!
I like a relatively bling-free classic looking uke. The Mainland Slotted Head Concert pushed all of my buttons and I thought it was my holy grail. It really kinda was. And I loved everything about it. But I was intimidated by solid wood and its care and my dry, dry, dry winter climate. And it lived in its box with a humidifier.
So what did I do? I traded it straight up for a Mainland Red Cedar/Rosewood Soprano Pineapple. I really liked what I had read and heard about the tonewood combo and I just loved the look of that pretty little thing. Maybe I thought a smaller solid wood uke would be easier to take care of. And it came in a hard case. I don't know. And oh, did it sound great. And ring?!!!! I really loved that uke, but I decided the soprano scale is not for me.
So what did I do? I traded it straight up for a concert neck Tiki Flea. Bulletproof from the take-care-of-it solid wood phobia I had. Absolutely love it. Great sound. No worries. But the string spacing is difficult for me. Half inch apart vs. 3/8 inch on what I'm used to. I've got short stubby fingers.
So what did I do? Sold it... and someone else is all happy and looking forward to new uke day.
Tomorrow my new Mainland CONCERT NECK Red Cedar/Rosewood Soprano Pineapple arrives! Back to solid tonewood and and I think THIS one is the holy grail. For now. We'll see.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
$250 Mainland Slotted Head Concert
$220 Mainland Red Cedar / Rosewood Soprano Pineapple
$225 Tiki Concert Scale Flea
$245 Mainland Concert Neck Red Cedar / Rosewood Soprano Pineapple
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$940 worth of ukes. Enjoyed, evaluated and all but the last one, passed on to happy new owners.
$315 out of pocket includes $65 above what I sold the Flea for. Plus about $20 in postage for shipping.
That much fun and enjoyment of the instruments and the opportunity to refine my preferences ( I love long neck sopranos) and then end up with a uke I'm really, really happy with... as AE says, priceless!
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