WCBarnes
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I ordered this ukulele straight from Mr. Howlett and received it in spring 2016. It is an all koa Ditson style ukulele. The sound and sustain on this one are excellent! The only reason I am selling is that it doesn’t get played much. I really cannot tell you why because I love playing it when I pick it up. I just don’t pick it up that frequently. The uke has a satin finish and the only sign of playwear are the shiny spots on the face where I rest my fingers. I tried to capture it in the photos, but they don’t show up very well.
You will see a hole in the bottom of the instrument in the photos. It arrived to my house without the end pin. Mr. Howlett apologized and sent a pin at a later date (One picture shows the end pin next to the bridge). I never installed it because I was thinking I would install a pick up instead and figured it would be easier left as is until the pickup was installed. If you buy this uke and want the pin installed, I can take it to my local luthier and have him put it in before I ship, or I can leave it as is and ship the end pin with the uke. Your choice.
While Mr. Howlett is still taking orders and building, he is no longer taking any orders for concert ukuleles, only tenors. So if you are wanting a concert Howlett they are going to become more difficult to find.
I would like to get Withdrawn I'm going to hold onto this for a bitshipped CONUS. It comes with the hard case shown in the photos.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/jgY5LXOtW7Dy0mVw1
https://soundcloud.com/user608883919/howlett-ditson-concert
P.S. I took these photos a couple weeks ago but didn't have a chance to list the ukulele until today. I have restrung this ukulele with Oasis warms and it is now high G, which suits it better.
You will see a hole in the bottom of the instrument in the photos. It arrived to my house without the end pin. Mr. Howlett apologized and sent a pin at a later date (One picture shows the end pin next to the bridge). I never installed it because I was thinking I would install a pick up instead and figured it would be easier left as is until the pickup was installed. If you buy this uke and want the pin installed, I can take it to my local luthier and have him put it in before I ship, or I can leave it as is and ship the end pin with the uke. Your choice.
While Mr. Howlett is still taking orders and building, he is no longer taking any orders for concert ukuleles, only tenors. So if you are wanting a concert Howlett they are going to become more difficult to find.
I would like to get Withdrawn I'm going to hold onto this for a bitshipped CONUS. It comes with the hard case shown in the photos.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/jgY5LXOtW7Dy0mVw1
https://soundcloud.com/user608883919/howlett-ditson-concert
P.S. I took these photos a couple weeks ago but didn't have a chance to list the ukulele until today. I have restrung this ukulele with Oasis warms and it is now high G, which suits it better.
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