Has anyone ever seen this uke made in USA?

Ruukie · Sep 12, 2010

Hello,
I made a quick shot on ebay and got the following uke:

Mahagony back and sides, diecast tuners, solid spruce or cedar top, concert size. A label in the uke says "violimpex, Florida, made in USA"

here are some pictures (I guess the rosette might be somehow characteristic):

Any ideas/hints?
Cheers,
Jens

shrink9 · Sep 12, 2010

I am curious about how this one sounds. It looks like it has a thicker (than some) top, gauging by the soundhole. That might yield a mellow sound. Please let us know.

Ruukie · Sep 12, 2010

The perspective and the macro-lense may be misleading, I don't have the feel that the top is thicker than usual for spruce or cedar, but I didn't measure thickness.
Anyway, this is how in sounds (it's a concert-size, recorded with ZoomH2, no effects): http://www.box.net/shared/gifk5gbig3
At least, I can't identify a uke by sound

itsme · Sep 12, 2010

Ruukie said:
solid spruce or cedar top

That top looks like cedar to me. Cedar is softer than spruce and will "open up" more quickly. It is also more prone to dings. You just have to be careful and treat it gently.

Ahnko Honu · Sep 12, 2010

I have neber heard of this brand but it looks bery nicely built.

Ruukie · Sep 12, 2010

Solly, the b is next to the v and I can't change the title afterwards

Thus I'm glad you understand me anyway, haha.

I don't know the brand either. Google-search was sucessless, so I assume that company does not exist

. That's why I started that thread.

spookefoote · Sep 12, 2010

How much is it?

Ahnko Honu · Sep 12, 2010

The only info on Violimpex I could find was:

VIOLIMPEX CORP
218 DANBY RD
Lehigh Acres, Florida 33936
USA

They don't seem to be in business any longer. That 'ukulele looks real nice, and made in USA a plus. Are you considering buying it?

PS. Thank you for having a good sense of humor.

Ruukie · Sep 12, 2010

I have no idea, I shoot it on Ebay from someone who probablity didn't know what it is. I'm going to sell it, but I'd like to know what I sell

It plays well, sounds not bad, looks not bad, but is not my size (I thought it might be a tenor, but the seller didn't know the size-differences of ukes).

shrink9 · Sep 12, 2010

It sounds pretty nice. I'd say that its a keeper.

Ruukie · Sep 12, 2010

Hm, I felt in love with another tenor (ok, ordered and payed), so this one will have to get a new home

But this should be no problem.

Has anyone ever seen this uke made in USA?

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