New Uke (Yester)Day!

[kvehe]

Announcing the arrival of Brian Griffin Tenor # 28, henceforth to be known as "The McLaren".

Red cedar/koa, extraordinarily handsome, lovely tone, great sustain, photos to follow once I (1) take them and (2) figure out how to post them.

Kathryn

 

[Doc_J]

Announcing the arrival of Brian Griffin Tenor # 28, henceforth to be known as "The McLaren".

Red cedar/koa, extraordinarily handsome, lovely tone, great sustain, photos to follow once I (1) take them and (2) figure out how to post them.

Kathryn

Congratulations!

I've been wanting to try one his ukes.

Could you share a sound sample and picture or 2....please?

 

[Patrick Madsen]

Congrats. Kathryn! I am so pleased to see the McLaren go to someone who will truly love and play the fella. I love the radiused neck Brian did on the last trio of Tenors, truly amazing fretboards.. I posted a few photos of "The Patrick" a while ago and also am figuring out how to do a sound sample.

Doc, you're going to be pleasently surprized by the sound of his ukes. B. will gladly send you a sound sample.

Sometimes a uke comes around that reminds us how blessed we are to have an instrument with such attitude. Griffins are that way.

 

[vanflynn]

Congrats on the new uke. Looking forward to pics.

Hopefully you don't have anything else to do today!

 

[kvehe]

I've added a few pictures, and apologize for my amateurish shots which do not do justice to this lovely instrument.

Kathryn

 

[808boy]

WOW, STUNNING.........Congrats and enjoy....................

 

[dkcrown]

Congrats Kathryn. Sure is pretty. How does it sound?

 

[Hippie Dribble]

gee Kathryn it's gorgeous. That's some collection you have going mate. Can't wait to hear it.

 

[Trinimon]

Congrats! She's a beauty. Is that Aquila Red Low G?

 

[luluwrites]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh....
That wood is GORGEOUS!

Announcing the arrival of Brian Griffin Tenor # 28, henceforth to be known as "The McLaren".

Red cedar/koa, extraordinarily handsome, lovely tone, great sustain, photos to follow once I (1) take them and (2) figure out how to post them.

Kathryn

 

[Hippie Dribble]

another question Kat...what kind of strings are they? I wants ta get me a set of dem orange ones too so pretty

 

[Steedy]

Oh WOW, that is a beautiful ukulele. I love that Cedar/Koa combo. Bet it sounds awesome! :shaka:

 

[vanflynn]

Wow. All about it is Wow. From the headstock to the tail it's all Wow!

Congrats, love to hear a sound bite

 

[mm stan]

Aloha Kat,
Woo hoo Your Griffin has arrive...Wow wow wow weeeee....it looks awesome....how many ukes in this last month...holy moly...this one looks really sweet...
Congratulations....can I test it for you..ha ha what strings does it have on?? love that spalted headstock veneer..just lovely all around...Happy Strummings..

 

[smellofstrings]

Stunning headstock! Pretty pretty~~~

 

[kvehe]

Thank you, all, for your kind words. I could not possibly (yet) produce a sound sample that would reproduce the lovely tone, as my skills are still close to non-existent (but I am learning!).

Eugene - the strings are Aurora (colorless Aquilas bought in bulk and dyed). They come in a variety of colors and are available as single- and multi-color packs from houseandmill.com (in the accessories section). They are available as soprano, concert, and tenor, and are $ 8.95 per pack. While The McLaren has a low G, I believe only a high G is available in the packs.

Stan - yes, I have been rather "active" in the last month, and I feel quite blessed to have such a lovely "uke spruik". I learn something new from at least one of them every day, and I thank the UU members who have made some of these available in the Marketplace.

Kathryn