ooooh, don't use bamboo Scott...ouch mate. Eco friendly maybe but a thin, dead sound and poor volume and sustain. Might give you brightness but for brightness read brittle...stay away!!!!!! Aaaarrggghhh...don't get me wrong, most ukes I own are built from brighter tonewoods - sycamore, walnut...I've also owned a couple of solid maple ukes and loved them but there's a fine line
Don't want to tear you away from Brad, but if you want something different, and a bright clear sounding tenor, get the Mya Moe folks to build you one from Sycamore or Walnut...gorgeous tones, it'll ring like a bell.
Anyway congrats on the order Scott, keep us posted mate