Farkvam
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A thread about whether to keep a certain uke in my small collection of 3 sopranos, feel free to weigh in what you'd do. A few years ago I posted a similar thread about my guitar which I wasn't playing at the time, and partly due to the helpful responses, I decided to keep it and I am so happy that I did. It is a childhood guitar and very special to me, and I only have the one.
My uke situation though: I have this entry-level solid wood soprano that I have had three years, and it is a sweetie. It cost about $150 USD new and is a Martin copy, and my first "serious" ukulele. For various reasons, after some time I bought a new Martin S1 to replace it. Long story short, despite my original intention to sell the cheaper uke, I still have both ukes, and they look similar, they sound similar, and I am somewhat bonded with both.
I'm a minimalist at heart and really, really dislike having more than one item in a particular niche. AKA two spatulas? Nope, donate one of them immediately! I have rare exceptions to this rule. I have been called ruthless in my propensity for paring down
So I have three ukes now: the Martin for my "nice" daily player uke, and I recently bought an Outdoor Ukulele as my, er, outdoor ukulele. They both fit a niche. Good. The $150 original uke on the other hand, I can't for the life of me decide what to do with it. I've posted it for sale and taken it down like five times. I feel quite silly over my flip-flopping to be honest. I took it to a 60s themed costume party this weekend as a beatnik, which made me think it's a "take it to people's houses" uke. But I could arguably just take the Outdoor Uke if it's a raucous party, or the Martin if it's a quiet get-together.
I think my indecision has to do with the fact that I just like it, it's an exceptionally well-crafted unit for what it is, and it's discontinued. But I can't get over that minimalist feeling that it doesn't fit a need. And to anticipate the question: yes, I do play it, just much less than the Martin because the latter sounds exactly the way I want my uke to sound. The cheaper counterpart is pretty close in voice, but not quite the quality of tone of the Martin.
At the end of the day it’s not all that important...but I figure it's helpful to compare notes among some ukey friends
My uke situation though: I have this entry-level solid wood soprano that I have had three years, and it is a sweetie. It cost about $150 USD new and is a Martin copy, and my first "serious" ukulele. For various reasons, after some time I bought a new Martin S1 to replace it. Long story short, despite my original intention to sell the cheaper uke, I still have both ukes, and they look similar, they sound similar, and I am somewhat bonded with both.
I'm a minimalist at heart and really, really dislike having more than one item in a particular niche. AKA two spatulas? Nope, donate one of them immediately! I have rare exceptions to this rule. I have been called ruthless in my propensity for paring down
So I have three ukes now: the Martin for my "nice" daily player uke, and I recently bought an Outdoor Ukulele as my, er, outdoor ukulele. They both fit a niche. Good. The $150 original uke on the other hand, I can't for the life of me decide what to do with it. I've posted it for sale and taken it down like five times. I feel quite silly over my flip-flopping to be honest. I took it to a 60s themed costume party this weekend as a beatnik, which made me think it's a "take it to people's houses" uke. But I could arguably just take the Outdoor Uke if it's a raucous party, or the Martin if it's a quiet get-together.
I think my indecision has to do with the fact that I just like it, it's an exceptionally well-crafted unit for what it is, and it's discontinued. But I can't get over that minimalist feeling that it doesn't fit a need. And to anticipate the question: yes, I do play it, just much less than the Martin because the latter sounds exactly the way I want my uke to sound. The cheaper counterpart is pretty close in voice, but not quite the quality of tone of the Martin.
At the end of the day it’s not all that important...but I figure it's helpful to compare notes among some ukey friends
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