Riptide UC-5NS Concert Ukulele - Satin Finish

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Price: $109.00    

Product Feature

• Concert Size
• Die Cast Machine Tuning Pegs
• Natural Satin Finish
• Distinctive 2nd sound hole projects sound both to the player and the audience
• Limited Lifetime Warranty

Product Description

Riptide, All Mahogany Concert-size Ukulele - Satin Finish

Riptide UC-5NS Concert Ukulele - Satin Finish Review

I will be returning this ukulele. Boulder Creek must have switched to a different factory for their new 2011 version, but no website (Amazon.com, Boulder Creek, other music sites, etc) pictures the new ukes. The new ones still have the double sound hole, but lack the jagged look up top and Riptide written across the body. Most importantly, they are of a MUCH lesser quality. I have a soprano Boulder Creek that I LOVE to play, but I am entirely disappointed with the 2011 version.

The wood and finish are of a lesser quality--the new ones are covered with scratches (especially if played by someone lacking technique to avoid hitting their nail on the uke), whereas the old ones have a very soft feel and are not easy to scratch or mark.

I thought maybe it was the specific ukulele I received so I bought two others of the same model from a different website, but they are all poor quality and each is covered in different flaws. (E.g., bumps in the wood, poor seeming, scratch marks upon newly opening from box.) The fretboard is of a lesser quality and different shape. Even the tuning pegs are cheaper. I do not think the 2011 Boulder Creek ukuleles are worthwhile at all. The beautiful intonation of the old ones is completely lost with the new lower quality.

If you can find a pre-2011 Boulder Creek then I say, buy it! I love mine!!! But now that online stores only have the 2011 in stock, I would avoid them all together. I am very disappointed with Boulder Creek and I have contacted them to let them know. Maybe next year's models will be better! :-/

Note: I give it 2 stars instead of one because it's certainly better than say one of the dolphin-bridge ukes, but for what I expected from Boulder Creek, this ukulele itself would be a 1.

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