It seems like any uke I've seen with lacewood has a different wood top. Does anyone know why that is - does it not resonate well? It's a shame to have such a beautiful wood but not be able to see it.
And why would it be a shame that its not used as a top? Oftentimes, a nice, clean, tight Spruce top contrasts very greatly to beautiful wood, and adds to the overall beauty of the instrument, especially if it sounds and plays well.
Thanks for the tip - I will look up this Rick Turner fellow. I hadn't heard of him.
I had posted some pictures of an all walnut one a while back when I sold mine.
He said think of the top of your Ukulele as a pond, toss in a rock and on a non windy day the waves will go out is a smooth pattern, make it a windy day and you get ripples that interupt the wave pattern, and anything that will disrupt the wave pattern is bad.