Herb Ohta uke

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I really enjoy Ohta-sans vids on Youtube, and I wonder about the older uke that he usually plays. It looks a bit small for a concert, but has the extended frets on the fingerboard. Is that instrument a soprano, super-soprano, or a concert?
 
I know that he does now, but not in the past. The ones on Youe tue are very dark with a white binding. I believe that Kamaka used to build for him, but not sure. The body on these looks too small for a concert.
 
mandrew said:
I know that he does now, but not in the past. The ones on Youe tue are very dark with a white binding. I believe that Kamaka used to build for him, but not sure. The body on these looks too small for a concert.
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dunno, if you link to the pics/videos, perhaps someone can tell you more.
 
Yes, the one you see so often in the videos is a Martin Style 3 soprano. It is not the same instrument as the black one pictured in Torao's post, but the same model, from about the same period.
 
I think he played a Sonny D ukulele too.
 
The one I've usually seen him playing in pictures is a Martin Style 3 soprano, in really beat-up shape. He's clearly played the heck out of it. He also has a Style 3 that's been refinished in black. I suppose it MIGHT be the same uke, in "before and after" versions.
 
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