Ukulele Eddie
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I recently bought a Ron Yasuda koa uke off eBay. Here is the link. The seller bought it from a uke store owner and collector's private stock during a Hawaii visit in 2007. For those who are not familiar with Ron Yasuda, he is a hearing impaired gentleman who worked for Kamaka for 20 years and then built some ukes under his own name when retired. It is my understanding that is no longer building.
I inquired before bidding about scale as it looked like a soprano, but seller said it was a concert. It arrived today and while the tone is lovely, I was not in the market for a soprano (am backed up on recent soprano purchases I need to work through). Current owner is really a guitar and mandolin player (hence, not knowing the scale and going off the original invoice he received which indicated concert).
It has an incredibly sweet tone. If I was not limited in ukes, I would keep it, not only because it sounds great but because I think it's interesting and Ron is no longer building.
Seller and I agreed I could mull it over until Friday. Any thoughts?
I inquired before bidding about scale as it looked like a soprano, but seller said it was a concert. It arrived today and while the tone is lovely, I was not in the market for a soprano (am backed up on recent soprano purchases I need to work through). Current owner is really a guitar and mandolin player (hence, not knowing the scale and going off the original invoice he received which indicated concert).
It has an incredibly sweet tone. If I was not limited in ukes, I would keep it, not only because it sounds great but because I think it's interesting and Ron is no longer building.
Seller and I agreed I could mull it over until Friday. Any thoughts?