hoosierhiver
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If you could have a ukulele collection of say 20 ukes including vintage ukes and could only one of each brand,
What would be on your must have list?
What would be on your must have list?
I'm not a collector of vintage items except more by chance, so owing a fabled Martin of Gibson of Healy & Lyon would be okay, but only if it was a bargain and it was fully playable. Like old motorcycles, they're lovely to look at, but I prefer something more practical. (I hope that, unlike old bikes, bits don't keep falling off them...).
I've pretty much got a rule: I buy vintage whenever possible, *except* for instruments and vehicles! Getting my first Kamaka was like driving my first new car (after 20+ years of driving vintage American beasts) - absolutely no going back.
That being said, my list might look something like this:
1) Kamaka Ohta-san concert
2) Kamaka longneck concert
3) Kamaka tenor 4-string
4) Kamaka tenor 6-string
5) Kamaka standard pineapple
6-20) a bunch of Makala Dolphins to hand out to people randomly when they look like they need a reason to smile
Jane, my friend, you're so unruly! Mike stipulated that you can only have one of each brand on your list. ... I am surprised that the Ohta-san tops it, though. I thought you said...Oh, never mind. It's on my list, too:
15. Pohaku Concert
5. Kamaka pineapple (vintage)
How about this one? I've played this one at the store, it is sweeeet! Maybe if I sold the car.....
http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-901.htm
Love a Pohaku myself, but why a concert instead of a tenor? Just curious.