Pics at the bottom, also I will upload a sound file
April of this years was kind of a bad month for me. With in that month I got sick, broke a fa'atete drum, broke my glasses while playing said drum and I got my car stolen.
That month got a lot better when a friend of mine showed up and more or less gave me a Tahitian uke, out of pity I'm sure.
Either way, I have loved and cared for that instrument ever since and since Tahitian banjos are hard to find here in the mainland I thought I would never run into another quite like mine. Boy was I wrong.
Last week I was sent to Texas by my company. Usually I like to stretch my legs and go out for a mini vacation at the end of my work. Its Texas so I hit the rib shacks and local bars. Amongst those bars there was this tiny lounge called Honu lounge blasting some awesome reggae, not something I was expecting from Houston!
Typically, they butcher the island culture for the most part. They greeted my with aloha and they had the ussual raffia skirt table cloths and tiki coconut drinks, but out of the corner of my eye I see a wall filled with ukes!
Intrigued I get up for a closer look. Most of the ukes are plastic toy ugly colored instruments. Some are real ukes but were damaged in ways that would offend any uke lover, but within that ugly mess stood out a jewel. An almost Identical copy of my Tahitian ukulele!
Immediately I summoned the manager/owner.. How much for the banjo I asked. Not for sale he replied but I was not about to take no for an answer. I sat with him and we talked for a while, I explained what it was and how it was played. He seemed disinterest but was polite enough to entertain the idea of negotiating a price.
After a few minutes at online sites and ebay, he goes up to the wall, pulls the uke down and hands it to me. As I reach out for my wallet he tells me the drink and musubi are on the house.
I know this is a long post so I will get to the point. I do not have to get rid of this uke, If anyone wants it, go do your research and then contact me. I am only interested in someone who will take this seriously, its not a toy or wall ornament.
April of this years was kind of a bad month for me. With in that month I got sick, broke a fa'atete drum, broke my glasses while playing said drum and I got my car stolen.
That month got a lot better when a friend of mine showed up and more or less gave me a Tahitian uke, out of pity I'm sure.
Either way, I have loved and cared for that instrument ever since and since Tahitian banjos are hard to find here in the mainland I thought I would never run into another quite like mine. Boy was I wrong.
Last week I was sent to Texas by my company. Usually I like to stretch my legs and go out for a mini vacation at the end of my work. Its Texas so I hit the rib shacks and local bars. Amongst those bars there was this tiny lounge called Honu lounge blasting some awesome reggae, not something I was expecting from Houston!
Typically, they butcher the island culture for the most part. They greeted my with aloha and they had the ussual raffia skirt table cloths and tiki coconut drinks, but out of the corner of my eye I see a wall filled with ukes!
Intrigued I get up for a closer look. Most of the ukes are plastic toy ugly colored instruments. Some are real ukes but were damaged in ways that would offend any uke lover, but within that ugly mess stood out a jewel. An almost Identical copy of my Tahitian ukulele!
Immediately I summoned the manager/owner.. How much for the banjo I asked. Not for sale he replied but I was not about to take no for an answer. I sat with him and we talked for a while, I explained what it was and how it was played. He seemed disinterest but was polite enough to entertain the idea of negotiating a price.
After a few minutes at online sites and ebay, he goes up to the wall, pulls the uke down and hands it to me. As I reach out for my wallet he tells me the drink and musubi are on the house.
I know this is a long post so I will get to the point. I do not have to get rid of this uke, If anyone wants it, go do your research and then contact me. I am only interested in someone who will take this seriously, its not a toy or wall ornament.
Last edited:
