I think ya'll have seen this one before. But, I just got around to setting this one up. I am not going to list this one for sale, because 1: I fell in love with this one. 2: I want to take this model and use it as a platform to do some experimentation with it. This is the one I want to come up with a way to install a pickup in it. Sure, it's gonna be a tough install, but I have a plan.
This one, is a really nice uke. I like the style allot, but I had thought it would have some volume issues, but it is suprisingly loud. Personally, I didn't think it had enough sound hole area, but, really it sounds fine. This is going to be my Dük Model 5T. This specific one is all solid Mahogany top, back and sides, as well as a mahogany neck. Rosewood fretboard. MOP and Abalone inlay, as well as a cool strip of inlaid woods along the body, and wraps around and back up the back. The stripe is an inlay of different wood, maple, rosewood, and ebony. I really like this one. After set up, I have the action really low on this one, and it plays wonderfully, with a really nice warm tone. I really fell in love with it's tone. I think Bruce could have done better with the finish on this one. There are more finish issues than I would like, but, I really want to do a refin on this one anyway. I am going to refinish it in a gloss Nitro Lacquer, that I think will make this thing really pop. I love the all mahogany, and subtle look of it. The gloss Lacquer I think will really take this one to a really envious level and really bring out the rich mahogany to match it's tone..
I been playing this one all yesterday and this morning, even with my bum finger. I might get a sound sample done today if I can get some feeling back in my finger (the one the dog tried to eat).
This one, is a really nice uke. I like the style allot, but I had thought it would have some volume issues, but it is suprisingly loud. Personally, I didn't think it had enough sound hole area, but, really it sounds fine. This is going to be my Dük Model 5T. This specific one is all solid Mahogany top, back and sides, as well as a mahogany neck. Rosewood fretboard. MOP and Abalone inlay, as well as a cool strip of inlaid woods along the body, and wraps around and back up the back. The stripe is an inlay of different wood, maple, rosewood, and ebony. I really like this one. After set up, I have the action really low on this one, and it plays wonderfully, with a really nice warm tone. I really fell in love with it's tone. I think Bruce could have done better with the finish on this one. There are more finish issues than I would like, but, I really want to do a refin on this one anyway. I am going to refinish it in a gloss Nitro Lacquer, that I think will make this thing really pop. I love the all mahogany, and subtle look of it. The gloss Lacquer I think will really take this one to a really envious level and really bring out the rich mahogany to match it's tone..
I been playing this one all yesterday and this morning, even with my bum finger. I might get a sound sample done today if I can get some feeling back in my finger (the one the dog tried to eat).