pepamahina
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My flea banjo uke "Firefly" is here and I have to say I am not disappointed! It's everything I wanted it to be!
It is loud!
It is "banjo-ee!"
It is super duper ultra light!
It is everything that is awesome about fleas and flukes, but in a banjo uke incarnation!
I has a cute little firefly engraved in the wood on the underside, and a neat numbered sticker there as well!
I have to admit, I had no interest in a banjo uke until I found out that flea was making one. I don't have a flea, I guess because I prefer the more beautiful tone that comes from real tonewoods when it comes to my regular ukes. But the positives of the fleas and flukes seemed really appealing to me in a banjo uke, particularly the lightness and durability factor. This Firefly delivers the flea fun that I had in mind. Other banjo ukes that I have tried were heavy, clunky, and seemed like a pain. Not so for this one. And it's handmade in the U.S.A., not China. Yay! Highly recommend. If anyone is interested and has questions, I'll do my best.
Now to go start practicing some of the songs people have suggested for banjolele...one thing I didn't think about, now that I have two kinds of ukes, I'll have to practice twice as much!
It is loud!
It is "banjo-ee!"
It is super duper ultra light!
It is everything that is awesome about fleas and flukes, but in a banjo uke incarnation!
I has a cute little firefly engraved in the wood on the underside, and a neat numbered sticker there as well!
I have to admit, I had no interest in a banjo uke until I found out that flea was making one. I don't have a flea, I guess because I prefer the more beautiful tone that comes from real tonewoods when it comes to my regular ukes. But the positives of the fleas and flukes seemed really appealing to me in a banjo uke, particularly the lightness and durability factor. This Firefly delivers the flea fun that I had in mind. Other banjo ukes that I have tried were heavy, clunky, and seemed like a pain. Not so for this one. And it's handmade in the U.S.A., not China. Yay! Highly recommend. If anyone is interested and has questions, I'll do my best.
Now to go start practicing some of the songs people have suggested for banjolele...one thing I didn't think about, now that I have two kinds of ukes, I'll have to practice twice as much!
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