Comments on: 10 Reasons You NEED to Buy a New Ukulele

By: Jakub

Jakub — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:20:56 +0000

I think we should see other ukes.

By: Rohan

Rohan — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:46:00 +0000

Hey Dinsy
I was thinking of repainting my mahalo flying v ukulele and i was wondering how you did it because i really don’t want to screw it up

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:00:58 +0000

Thanks very much for the write-up, Dinsy.

By: Dinsy

Dinsy — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:41:13 +0000

It was, how to put it? Worth more than it costed… being solid mahogany. Biggest problem is the current strings, they “are” razor blades! I cut myself on them despite playing guitar for over ten years.

But over all it gives a crisp clean sound, I haven’t had it long mind, and because of the price I am sort of expecting it to turn into dust any second. Not that I’ve found any reason for it to do so.

Oh well, that’s about the least clear describition I could come up with, you’ll just have to have a look for your self.

http://www.peterboroughmusicltd.com/westfield-tenor-ukulele.ir?cName=other-stringed-instruments

I’m sorry I couldn’t explain better…

By: moocher

moocher — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:34:43 +0000

Dinsy, how was the Westfield? They look like rebadged Ohanas to me.

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:44:01 +0000

Dinsy: Yikes, remind me not to buy an Ashton. I hope the Westfield turns out to be better.

By: zym

zym — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:54:33 +0000

Dinsy,

ive been thinking of ‘customising’ a uke – blackboard paint sounds like a fine idea :)

By: Dinsy

Dinsy — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:46:26 +0000

Well I have a good reason… my current ukulele I bought as a joke and paid £10 for (£5 cheaper as it was pink in colour)… and it’s made by chiness slave children (or other words ashton).

Now this is all fine other than the first fret and anything past the ninth don’t make any sound other than a dull “twang”. Also the metal (or metalic finished plastic) frets have developed a habbit of falling out. And it keeps it’s tuning as if it lives next to a patio heater. Not too mention the white dot’s on the neck (what they called again?) turned out to be stickers and fell off, in the end i resorted to using my trusty chalk pen to draw them on (which also falls, as the slightest amount of water wipes it clean).

Besides all that, I love my Ukulele (enough to custom paint hellokitty on the back, and buy a pack of 3D clover stickers). I’m glad I bought it still, as I now play the uke seriousally (but still for fun) and am getting myself a nice looking Westfeild which is currentally in the post to me.

P.S. so far I only own two uke’s and they are both the same, only one is pink with hello kitty design and the other i painting in blackboard paint to use with my chalk-pen. So, plus my new uke that gives me the not-so-grand total of one uke and two halves.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:55:49 +0000

Woodshed,As was I.It makes sense.There both really fun to play with.

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:39:54 +0000

Rob: I’m like that with girls.

Mark: …and then there’s the smell.