MGM with Bill Collings and the Archtop ukulele at NAMM

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• Jan 16, 2010

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I tripped across this video this morning, if Mike has already posted, sorry for the dupe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP09Qkem6I4

What an amazing instrument, Collings is a great builder!

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• Jan 16, 2010

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it looks beautiful, bet it costs a packet. might even turn them out leftie for the likes of us on request. i love overstrung instruments i wish there were more ukes done that way. that kala archtop tenor should be done overstrung

 

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• Jan 17, 2010

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I am amazed that no one seems excited about this instrument (except Grammy and me). Do ukulele players know about Collings?

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• Jan 17, 2010

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Thread is a dupe. also http://ukuleleunderground.com/namm/2010/01/16/interview-with-bill-collings-of-collings-guitars/

 

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• Jan 17, 2010

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Thanks

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• Jan 17, 2010

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Beautiful instrument, and its the first time I have ever seen MGM's left hand play that famous eBay strum he does - so now we can do the chords