Yesterday was actually the day, but today was the first day I got to play a bit.
A new to me Mainland Honeybee solid Mahogany Soprano. I already had a Mainland Red Cedar Soprano, and the first solid wood uke I ever played was a friend's mahogany Mainland, so I have been a fan of the maker for a while.
But this honeybee is, well, the bee's knees. I love the satin finish, and I really love the honeycomb style rope purfling, as opposed to the inlay style they have on other models.
Plus this one came (beautifully packaged by paulbsa, by the way) in a tweed case, which basically matches the purfling.
I haven't had much of a chance to play it yet -- not even to plug it in (pick up! Sweet!) but the few songs I have played have been great... I really enjoy mahogany as a tone wood.
A new to me Mainland Honeybee solid Mahogany Soprano. I already had a Mainland Red Cedar Soprano, and the first solid wood uke I ever played was a friend's mahogany Mainland, so I have been a fan of the maker for a while.
But this honeybee is, well, the bee's knees. I love the satin finish, and I really love the honeycomb style rope purfling, as opposed to the inlay style they have on other models.
Plus this one came (beautifully packaged by paulbsa, by the way) in a tweed case, which basically matches the purfling.
I haven't had much of a chance to play it yet -- not even to plug it in (pick up! Sweet!) but the few songs I have played have been great... I really enjoy mahogany as a tone wood.