wayfarer75
Well-known member
Yesterday was the real NUD, but you know, too busy playing... no pics until today.
I ordered this last Monday from Allen McFarlen. It arrived much sooner than I had expected. The box didn't look so good, but fortunately the case did its job and the uke was protected well. Kinda disheartening to see a package so smooshed with big "FRAGILE" labels all over it.
Just a little background: I've been posting all over UU about getting a LoPrinzi tenor. So why did I end up with a Barron River concert? Well, I've been hemming and hawing internally about wanting a tenor scale instrument; I don't have big hands, so this would be an experiment to see if I can hack it. LoPrinzi ukes are not expensive but very nicely made. So I would get a great uke that wouldn't cost me much were I to resell it. But then... I looked at the Barron River website. Again. I've looked at it many times, having been a fan of the brand for a long time. Long story short, I checked the exchange rate, and with the Australian dollar not doing so hot, I basically got this fabulous uke on sale.
I hope other non-Aussie uke players check out Allen's site site. There are some awesome-looking ukes for sale now. Here is mine in his gallery (much better photos): http://www.brguitars.com/gallery/concert/mahogany_concert/
You can also hear Hippie Dribble give us a sound sample here: https://youtu.be/B_qKlAb9Kjs I blame him and his custom build thread for making me check out how much a BR would cost me.
First impressions? Yes the uke is gorgeous, a very tasteful amount of bling and the Art Deco style really floats my boat. I especially love the fret markers. Most importantly, this uke sounds great. It's hard to describe; it sounds darker than my Kelii koa concert. It has plenty of volume, but it's not in your face with it. Just a nice sweet sound, plenty of sustain. It's currently strung high G, and the Kelii is low G. I have an extra Fremont Soloist laying around, and after a few weeks there's going to be a low G throwdown to see which concert gets which tuning.
Photos! (Can't have a NUD post without them.)
Rosette is paua and spalted mango
It even looks great from the back!
Family photo!
L-R, in order of acquisition: Kala KA-S, Kelii Gold Series concert, Kamaka pineapple, and the Barron River.
Album here:http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/album.php?albumid=2321
I ordered this last Monday from Allen McFarlen. It arrived much sooner than I had expected. The box didn't look so good, but fortunately the case did its job and the uke was protected well. Kinda disheartening to see a package so smooshed with big "FRAGILE" labels all over it.
Just a little background: I've been posting all over UU about getting a LoPrinzi tenor. So why did I end up with a Barron River concert? Well, I've been hemming and hawing internally about wanting a tenor scale instrument; I don't have big hands, so this would be an experiment to see if I can hack it. LoPrinzi ukes are not expensive but very nicely made. So I would get a great uke that wouldn't cost me much were I to resell it. But then... I looked at the Barron River website. Again. I've looked at it many times, having been a fan of the brand for a long time. Long story short, I checked the exchange rate, and with the Australian dollar not doing so hot, I basically got this fabulous uke on sale.
I hope other non-Aussie uke players check out Allen's site site. There are some awesome-looking ukes for sale now. Here is mine in his gallery (much better photos): http://www.brguitars.com/gallery/concert/mahogany_concert/
You can also hear Hippie Dribble give us a sound sample here: https://youtu.be/B_qKlAb9Kjs I blame him and his custom build thread for making me check out how much a BR would cost me.
First impressions? Yes the uke is gorgeous, a very tasteful amount of bling and the Art Deco style really floats my boat. I especially love the fret markers. Most importantly, this uke sounds great. It's hard to describe; it sounds darker than my Kelii koa concert. It has plenty of volume, but it's not in your face with it. Just a nice sweet sound, plenty of sustain. It's currently strung high G, and the Kelii is low G. I have an extra Fremont Soloist laying around, and after a few weeks there's going to be a low G throwdown to see which concert gets which tuning.
Photos! (Can't have a NUD post without them.)
Rosette is paua and spalted mango
It even looks great from the back!
Family photo!
L-R, in order of acquisition: Kala KA-S, Kelii Gold Series concert, Kamaka pineapple, and the Barron River.
Album here:http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/album.php?albumid=2321