Anyone got a Zimniki Detriot Housing timber uke?

I'm not looking to buy one, just curious as to what the aged Douglas Fir top sounds like, and on the whole my interest is piqued....

Cheers

Where did you hear of this? I was born and raised in Detroit, so this is especially interesting to me.

I saw one and was intrigued. One is at Elderly Instruments online. If you Google, there have been interesting stories about his reclaimed wood project.

I must have googled Douglas Fir ukulele, some time ago.

It's Zimnicki I got the spelling wrong on the thread title. There's a a couple of Zmi promo videos that touch on the Detroit Housing timber being used for uke building, and a tenor sound sample. I was wondering if anyone actually has one, and their thoughts.....

DF is an interesting timber, with slightly pinkish hues to the flesh. We've used a lot of it in the past for house building here in the UK, during the Victorian era when there was a massive house building phase. So, getting hold of some is a feasible proporsition. I've had a uke made from English Yew which is my favourite woodland tree ( lovely warm tone similar nearest to cedar ) maybe if I come across a nice piece of DF I'll keep it for a possible future project.

A friend has a Moore Bettah with Douglas fir top, sounds wonderful!