daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
I really like the rope binding on my Uma ukulele. This concert-sized ukulele sounds great, but a few weeks ago, the glue connecting part of two pieces came apart. You can’t really see it, but if you press on the seam, you can feel it. I don’t think it affects the sound, but it’s still a bit of a bummer.
This morning, we stopped by Ala Moana Center for some shopping, and I ended up spending quite a bit of time at the Kanile’a Ukulele store. I fell in love with two ukuleles: a concert model with honu inlay and a soprano. Both were stunning, played effortlessly, and sounded incredible! The soprano, in particular, felt perfect in my hands, and with frets extending to the soundhole, I could easily play anything from my current repertoire. Someday, I’d love to make that ukulele mine!
In the afternoon, we went on an amazing 90-minute catamaran ride from Waikiki out around Diamond Head and back. The views were incredible, and as a bonus, they offered free alcoholic drinks – which, of course, we made the most of. What an awesome day!
Such a nice shape. 🍍
I now have 6 ukuleles at home. I like all of them. The pretty Kala is one that I keep upstairs in our bedroom so I can practice before I go to bed. A ukulele for every room would be nice!
I just couldn’t resist buying this Uma pineapple ukulele. I have been impressed by the Baby-T from Uma so much that I had no hesitation to spend ~$80 US on a concert-sized pineapple by them. It’s part of Uma’s base model 03 line, but it is wonderful! I like them much better than Kala.
