Tommy B
Well-known member
Hi everyone. A friend dropped by last week with an old Martin Style 2, and I thought it would be cool to photograph it next to my Weymann. Although Martin reputedly built some ukes for Weymann, the late Martin builder and historian Mike Longworth related to uke artist Dan "Soybean" Sawyer that Martin and Weymann were on friendly terms and that Martin had sent a few unfinished ukes to Weymann to study. You can see the Martin influence in the strong similarities between the ukes, but there are lots of differences (body dimensions, sound hole placement, scale length, etc.) that point to two different builders. Anyway, I just thought this would be cool to share.
Here's the album:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterbutt/sets/72157650726514952/
Here's the album:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterbutt/sets/72157650726514952/