New Custom Sailor Brand uke!

Solid Spruce Top, Curly Maple Back & Sides w/ Black Translucent Stain, Purple Heart Binding, Abalone Rosette and Position Dots, Ebony Fingerboard & Bridge, Geared Tuners, Sailor Logo Inlay on Spruce Headplate, Bone Nut & Saddle.

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Sporin said:

Uke Republic/Sailor just posted this on Facebook, it's so beautiful!!!



http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.588555074502758.1073741825.178196065538663&type=1

I would not have guessed that the black stain would be so appealing but it almost looks like charcoal and with the spruce top and the purple (looks maroon to me) binding it's really a stunner. :iwant:

I don't hear much about Sailor on these forums, thoughts? opinions?

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haolejohn said:

I love Sailor Ukes. What is the stain for?

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garyg said:

I've played a few Sailor ukes at Mike's shop and they are very well made and sound and play very well. They are a very good buy although this one doesn't float my boat appearance-wise but there's no accounting for taste <g>.

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Solid Poplar Back/Sides covered w/ Figured Maple Veneers

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Sporin said:

It's on the UR site at $344.00

http://cargo.ukerepublic.com/product/sailor-brand-spruce-smokey-maple-custom-soprano

If I hadn't just written big checks for my taxes today (yeah self-employment) I'd be really tempted to snap if up.

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Susie A said:

Sorry, this is not the same uke. The one with purple is a Tenor, this one is a Soprano.

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Sporin said:

Can't imagine it's "for" anything more then looks... and that's a big success in my opinion.

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Sporin said:

Yeah, it's for sure a "different" look... but I like it, very unique.

So here's a question... what does this mean...



So is this considered an all solid wood uke? or do the veneers make it a laminate back and sides uke? (the top is solid spruce)

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Susie A said:

I have a Sailor Uke and love it. Let me see if I can find pics. My favorite part is the neck profile .. lovely.

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haolejohn said:

I hope my information is correct. It has been awhile since I got this from the horse's mouth. They use solid poplar and then place a layer of prettier wood veneer over the popular. It is one way that these ukes stay in the price range that they are in.
THese ukes are not a cheap import. They are an inexpensive American made ukulele.

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haolejohn said:

I hope my information is correct. It has been awhile since I got this from the horse's mouth. They use solid poplar and then place a layer of prettier wood veneer over the popular. It is one way that these ukes stay in the price range that they are in.
THese ukes are not a cheap import. They are an inexpensive American made ukulele.

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