wayfarer75
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A visit to Willcutt Guitar Shoppe in Lexington, KY
I live in Ohio but my husband has family in Kentucky. Yesterday we visited some of them, and while there we made a quick stop in Willcutt Guitar Shoppe where I finally, finally, FINALLY got to try out a Kamaka ukulele. They had a couple Kamakas in a display case (concert and a baritone), and pulled out a soprano from the back for me to try. From their website I would say there were more in the back. This is the closest Kamaka dealer to my location, as far as I can tell, so it was great to finally try one of the ukes out. I was very impressed by the soprano I played, and I thought the neck was nice and flat. I do want a pineapple, though, so there was no sale on the HF-1. I'm also now positive I want the Gotoh tuners. The Schallers didn't like me.
The other brands they had were Martin (2K tenor and soprano in the display case, and an OXK on the wall), Kala, Cordoba, Fender, Gretsch, even Diamond Head. The gentleman who helped me didn't seem to know much about the whole uke thing but was very willing to let me try out what I wanted. They have digital tuners to borrow while you try the ukes, too.
So, if you're in the area, check it out.
I live in Ohio but my husband has family in Kentucky. Yesterday we visited some of them, and while there we made a quick stop in Willcutt Guitar Shoppe where I finally, finally, FINALLY got to try out a Kamaka ukulele. They had a couple Kamakas in a display case (concert and a baritone), and pulled out a soprano from the back for me to try. From their website I would say there were more in the back. This is the closest Kamaka dealer to my location, as far as I can tell, so it was great to finally try one of the ukes out. I was very impressed by the soprano I played, and I thought the neck was nice and flat. I do want a pineapple, though, so there was no sale on the HF-1. I'm also now positive I want the Gotoh tuners. The Schallers didn't like me.
The other brands they had were Martin (2K tenor and soprano in the display case, and an OXK on the wall), Kala, Cordoba, Fender, Gretsch, even Diamond Head. The gentleman who helped me didn't seem to know much about the whole uke thing but was very willing to let me try out what I wanted. They have digital tuners to borrow while you try the ukes, too.
So, if you're in the area, check it out.
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