Is this a joke?
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GinnyT11
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It is odd, for sure. Sort of like a 23-lb baby.
It's shown up here on the board before, so I guess it's not a quick sale: http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/f...-World-s-Largest-Ukulele&highlight=Tangi+ebay
It's shown up here on the board before, so I guess it's not a quick sale: http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/f...-World-s-Largest-Ukulele&highlight=Tangi+ebay
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This shows up in the text for the auction:
"Was made in 1996 for Tangi Tully’s Birthday. It was the display mascot for Tangi Ukuleles. It was built just like a regular ukulele and to scale. What is remarkable is that it is playable and tunable. Thickness of wood is to scale."
It's a plausible explanation for why the ukulele was built. The asking price, however, may be a "joke."
"Was made in 1996 for Tangi Tully’s Birthday. It was the display mascot for Tangi Ukuleles. It was built just like a regular ukulele and to scale. What is remarkable is that it is playable and tunable. Thickness of wood is to scale."
It's a plausible explanation for why the ukulele was built. The asking price, however, may be a "joke."
Imagine getting a Calton case to fit.
I would not even want to pay the shipping charges.
I would not even want to pay the shipping charges.
PoiDog
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You'd need an awfully long uke leash to play it while standing
zac987
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Uke leash, aka "noose"
Teek
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It's not Hawaiian either if it's on of Tangi's and the Vietnamese company made it... but it would probably cost plenty to get another one made.
OldePhart
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Hmmm, now there's a real bass uke...
YooperUker
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The current asking price is just less than $5000.
Do you think that's too low? It is used, afterall.
Those are supposedly big chunks of real ebony, not black-painted particle board. 75 times the material for less than 75 times the price (realize that scaling up by a factor of 4.22 in all three dimensions is a materials scale factor of 75).
It's a one-of-a-kind, meticulously detailed, functional, handmade, large piece of artwork constructed with custom-machined parts using custom-built forms and jigs. $5k doesn't seem at all out of line to me (but, then again, I certainly don't have that kind of money to throw at art collecting).
ItsMrPitchy
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Was not expecting that. I would love to have a jam on it.
