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Post pictures of your holy grail and why you think so please ☺☺☺
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Post pictures of your holy grail and why you think so please ☺☺☺
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New to me-- I can't imagine selling her!
Thanks Dan Uke!!!
You First MM Stan!! I am not revealing my Holy Grail until you post yours.
I wouldn't part with that one either. I love that Selmer Maccaferri style. That is a thing of beauty. Any sound clips???
Not me playing (unfortunately) but I found this online--and played it over and over again until I had to have it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=wRuzZNETyi8
Easy, peasy, lemon-squeezy. My Hive Hornet with Lucky 12 spruce top and one-piece back of tortoise shell quilt from The Tree:
I was very lucky with getting this. Back to work after more than 3-years of underemployment, I decided to treat myself to a special uke. Rather than take a risk on a luthier I didn't know, I chose Jake Maclay as I already had a Hive and knew his work was matched by few. I wanted a special, figured wood. After considering several, I decided on The Tree. The piece I really wanted was already taken, so I selected another. I did say that if anything happened and that other set became available, to please, please, please let me know. Lo and behold! A month or so later Jake let me know that the original set I coveted was available after all. Did I still want it? Are you freakin' kiddin' me? You betcha!
I asked Jake to pick a special top to match and he suggested Lucky 12 spruce. Lucky 12 is from a sinker sitka log. My understanding is that a well-regarded guitar luthier was so enamored with it he gave 12 tops to other highly regarded luthiers and had them each build with it. Hence, the name Lucky 12 spruce.
I couldn't be happier with this uke. Tone. Playability. Aesthetics. Flawless build execution. I am spoiled as I have quite a few really amazing ukes that check most if not all of these boxes, but this is the one that always takes my breath away.
Mine isn't really a score, but my KPK concert was the first ukulele I loved. I learned on a Luna, so I have that connection with it, but I feel like I would never sell my KPK just for sentimental reasons.