Steve Rodgers
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A link to my review of my new Bruce Wei custom Tenor. Tried a different style for an UKE and it’s build is beyond my expectations.
Review of new Bruce Wei Custom
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Thanks! I’ll let the wife know her wall paper for the grandkids room is a hit!!Congratulations on your new uke! That whale inlay is stunning
(And I love your octopus wallpaper!)
From your last post showing this uke on order, you know I"m a great fan of Bruce Wei and that style. Congrats Steve. I think that red strip might be Padauk.
Michael Kohan in Los Angeles, Beverly Grove near the Beverly Center
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Michael Kohan in Los Angeles, Beverly Grove near the Beverly Center
8 tenor cutaway ukes, 4 acoustic bass ukes, 12 solid body bass ukes, 16 mini electric bass guitars (Total: 40)
•Donate to The Ukulele Kids Club, they provide ukuleles to children in hospital music therapy programs. www.theukc.org
•Member The CC Strummers: www.youtube.com/user/CCStrummers/video, www.facebook.com/TheCCStrummers
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Steve Rodgers
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Thanks for that, I didn’t recognize that wood, I looked it up and I think you’re right!
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I contacted Bruce and found out it is Cocobolo wood.
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congratulations Steve, it's absolutely lovely! 
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That is cool looking, is that in process or a sample?
That's my rough mockup I sent to Bruce yesterday.
JoeWis
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Thanks for sharing that Bruce Wei uke. I have bought several, on auction. A few of them had severe warping issues, probably due to the difference between climates. Nevertheless, two were so badly affected that I had to return them (actually, he simply refunded payment). Still, one of my favorites and most beautiful is a long neck soprano. It seems to get better sounding over the years.
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That’s interesting info. I had read older reviews, 6-7 years and that seemed to be compliant. I haven’t seen that as a complaint in his recent instruments. I’ve had my first for a year and no issues other than having a fret filed. Climate change was a big concern for me. I contacted him and he assured me he used only properly dried wood to help prevent damage from humidity changes. That being said, if you’re in a dry climate you have to remember they come out of a very humid climate so you have to let them settle down slowly. I keep mine at 65-70 degrees and 42-52% humidity. So no problems (yet!). They both sound gorgeous. My first one with a spruce top really opened up over the year. Hoping the same for my Acacia, although it sounds great right now.
JoeWis
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Steve,
Nice. Will have to post pics of my B Wei sometime. My favorite thing is the empty spare peghead. The shape alone is the art.
Nice. Will have to post pics of my B Wei sometime. My favorite thing is the empty spare peghead. The shape alone is the art.
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CANT wait to see it! If you’re on FB I started a group “Bruce Wei Instrument owners club” if you’re interested. I’d like to get people together to share information on their instruments.
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CANT wait to see it! If you’re on FB I started a group “Bruce Wei Instrument owners club” if you’re interested. I’d like to get people together to share information on their instruments.
merlin666
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So how do you order these custom instruments? I can only find the online stores where they sell large numbers of cheap inlaid instruments similar to Antonio Tsai and Sam Taisamlu companies.
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If you’re interested in a Bruce Wei you can contact him at bruceweiguitar@yahoo.com.tw he’s very honest, easy to work with and will draw up your design.
Here is the link to Steve's Bruce Wei Facebook page and a link to Bruce Wei's own Facebook page.
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Anyone who has a Bruce Wei instrument and is interested, I started a FB Group specifically to share tips, concerns, likes, etc on their BW product.
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I found Bruce Wei originally on Ebay, where I bought several of his ukuleles. Now, I see him on Etsy. There they appear to be finer instruments and not ones that get bid on. The one that I kept has seemed to sound better over time, and recently I started playing it more.
