good_uke_boy
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And... my Farallon has landed. NUD, sound sample, and comments to follow.
Blackbird Tenor eKoa Uke (Farallon)
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Hi good_uke_boy, glad you're happy with your Farallon. At Reno I told Joe you'd asked me.
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Thank you!
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good_uke_boy, is the fretboard radiused on the Farallon?
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Answering my own question. I asked Blackbird and the radius option is available upon request.
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Just got a recent Farallon with side sound port and radius fretboard. I'm very impressed.
The Farallon with the side soundport & radius fretboard from HMS is the one I have. The demo video convinced me to get that one. I was not disappointed when I played it. This Farallon with side soundport is one of the best sounding linear strung ukes I have played. It's got everything: resonance, balance, harmonics, responsiveness, volume, all in the right amounts. I'm blown away by the sound quality and evenness. The trebles are bright and clear the bass is warm and not overpowering. I left the Oasis Warm/SM strings it came with on it. It excels in both finger style play and strumming. I have it in b-tuning right now. The playability, feel & comfort are terrific. When I play it, there is nothing missing. I'd compare and rank the sound quality and feel with the best custom builders.
I keep this tenor along with a couple others in B tuning. So, just recorded comparisons to some of my other tenors with all the same recording settings. The Farallon holds it own against some other amazing ukes.
Farallon : https://app.box.com/s/ia38ngucfkfb9vutvfz4ilhiewt16n51
LFdm spuce & rosewood: https://app.box.com/s/6tfex24yrg9fbsv5kluv6x09bux3rmf6
Grimes quilted maple: https://app.box.com/s/zv0ntq8mxd2h4oalro10nmgjm2rdno6v
Rieck spruce & koa: https://app.box.com/s/b2vx8tj0vcf6x617fvv747y1dd9dijj0
The Farallon with the side soundport & radius fretboard from HMS is the one I have. The demo video convinced me to get that one. I was not disappointed when I played it. This Farallon with side soundport is one of the best sounding linear strung ukes I have played. It's got everything: resonance, balance, harmonics, responsiveness, volume, all in the right amounts. I'm blown away by the sound quality and evenness. The trebles are bright and clear the bass is warm and not overpowering. I left the Oasis Warm/SM strings it came with on it. It excels in both finger style play and strumming. I have it in b-tuning right now. The playability, feel & comfort are terrific. When I play it, there is nothing missing. I'd compare and rank the sound quality and feel with the best custom builders.
I keep this tenor along with a couple others in B tuning. So, just recorded comparisons to some of my other tenors with all the same recording settings. The Farallon holds it own against some other amazing ukes.
Farallon : https://app.box.com/s/ia38ngucfkfb9vutvfz4ilhiewt16n51
LFdm spuce & rosewood: https://app.box.com/s/6tfex24yrg9fbsv5kluv6x09bux3rmf6
Grimes quilted maple: https://app.box.com/s/zv0ntq8mxd2h4oalro10nmgjm2rdno6v
Rieck spruce & koa: https://app.box.com/s/b2vx8tj0vcf6x617fvv747y1dd9dijj0
Hodge, it's great to hear the variety of tone in these different ukes, all complex and beautiful in their own right.
I was chasing a trail about the Farallon here and loved hearing your fine tenors side by side...
I was chasing a trail about the Farallon here and loved hearing your fine tenors side by side...
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