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• May 19, 2016

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My first post... thought I'd share my most recent uke.

 

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• May 19, 2016

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Beautiful looking ukulele.

 

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• May 19, 2016

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I like it! Would you care to give us more information on it, particularly how the artwork was applied?

Bob

 

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Thanks, Bob... The artwork was applied sometime between 1892 and 1916... The top and headplate are made from the soundboard of a Steinway piano. I've build 15 or 20 guitars and ukes with old sound boards... this is the only one with the the decal intact.

 

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Thanks, Laura!

 

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Do you have a sound sample?
Very cool, btw.

 

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Bob Long said:

Thanks, Bob... The artwork was applied sometime between 1892 and 1916... The top and headplate are made from the soundboard of a Steinway piano. I've build 15 or 20 guitars and ukes with old sound boards... this is the only one with the the decal intact.

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Nice. I was wondering why the Steinway theme.

 

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Really nice, and great photography as well! I like the lighting in the first picture especially.

 

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johnson430 said:

Do you have a sound sample?
Very cool, btw.

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Thanks... No sample.

 

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Thanks, cml.

 

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Some of my other instruments here... http://longguitars.com/gallery/index.html

 

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Bob Long said:

Some of my other instruments here... http://longguitars.com/gallery/index.html

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Thanks for sharing this.

 

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That's a really neat way that the strings are tied at the bridge. Is that your design?

 

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That's a really neat way that the strings are tied at the bridge. Is that your design?

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I wish I could say that was my idea... I saw it on a guitar somewhere... I do all the ukes and nylon string guitars like that now.