Doc_J
Well-known member
Was fortunate to get the opportunity to acquire this beautiful Pegasus Curly Mango Tenor when a friend decided to reduce his number of ukes for an impending move. This is my 2nd Pegasus (my other one is koa).
As many of you know Bob Gleason is the builder of Pegasus Guitars and Ukuleles, and makes outstanding musical instruments. He is a master of the craft. The sound of his ukes is unique, very articulate, clear, chime-like with amazing warm harmonics. It has exceptionally good projection/volume.
I recorded a short sample of this tenor strung with Hilo black nylon reentrant strings (wound 3rd). https://app.box.com/s/cy8z0w1mgwumxrq6i6532jxa6cgxuz6s
**Here's a newer sound sample in linear B tuning with Oasis Brights :
https://app.box.com/s/iz90agwki7tyczlqijik5m4bb27okod3
The fit, finish and playbility are also outstanding. It has a flawless nitrocellulose lacquer finish. On this particular instument the body is spectacular curly mango with pheasant wood binding. The bridge is also pheasant wood. The fretboard is milo, with pheasant wood binding. Neck is locally grown toon wood with an internal carbon fiber reinforcement rod. Hand carved Dolphins adorn both sides of the neck heel. Mother-of-pearl and paua shell dolphins are inlaid on fretboard and a mother-of-pearl Pegasus logo is inlaid on pheasant wood headstock. The rosette is hand-cut paua shell shell inlay from solid shell. There is a side sound port on upper bout and Grover gold plated tuners with ebony buttons. There is even a hula dancer inlaid on the inside of the head block. This classic design also feature cross bracing on the top. If I had to rate this on a scale of 1-10, this is an 11.
Here's a link to photo album and a couple pictures.
P1080733 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/150516092@N02/, on Flickr
P1080734 https://www.flickr.com/photos/150516092@N02/, on Flickr
P1080729 https://www.flickr.com/photos/150516092@N02/, on Flickr
P1080727 https://www.flickr.com/photos/150516092@N02/, on Flickr
As many of you know Bob Gleason is the builder of Pegasus Guitars and Ukuleles, and makes outstanding musical instruments. He is a master of the craft. The sound of his ukes is unique, very articulate, clear, chime-like with amazing warm harmonics. It has exceptionally good projection/volume.
I recorded a short sample of this tenor strung with Hilo black nylon reentrant strings (wound 3rd). https://app.box.com/s/cy8z0w1mgwumxrq6i6532jxa6cgxuz6s
**Here's a newer sound sample in linear B tuning with Oasis Brights :
https://app.box.com/s/iz90agwki7tyczlqijik5m4bb27okod3
The fit, finish and playbility are also outstanding. It has a flawless nitrocellulose lacquer finish. On this particular instument the body is spectacular curly mango with pheasant wood binding. The bridge is also pheasant wood. The fretboard is milo, with pheasant wood binding. Neck is locally grown toon wood with an internal carbon fiber reinforcement rod. Hand carved Dolphins adorn both sides of the neck heel. Mother-of-pearl and paua shell dolphins are inlaid on fretboard and a mother-of-pearl Pegasus logo is inlaid on pheasant wood headstock. The rosette is hand-cut paua shell shell inlay from solid shell. There is a side sound port on upper bout and Grover gold plated tuners with ebony buttons. There is even a hula dancer inlaid on the inside of the head block. This classic design also feature cross bracing on the top. If I had to rate this on a scale of 1-10, this is an 11.
Here's a link to photo album and a couple pictures.
P1080733 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/150516092@N02/, on Flickr
P1080734 https://www.flickr.com/photos/150516092@N02/, on Flickr
P1080729 https://www.flickr.com/photos/150516092@N02/, on Flickr
P1080727 https://www.flickr.com/photos/150516092@N02/, on Flickr
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