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Okay - it's songwriting week. Something I've thought for a while now would be a cool theme. I've been away for a while so I'm not sure if it's been done. If so, we're doing it again. First - basic rules apply. Ukulele front and center, don't post until Sunday, you've got until midnight...

This is a bit long at almost 9 minutes. Sorry 'bout that I was too tired to do selective editing last night...

I had a few minutes to kill and a quiet house...

...and I thought I'd developed a decent right hand. Then I saw this... If y'all will excuse me a moment I think I'll go out in the back yard and get a good fire going now... John

As the thread-title says...

I was going to debut this parody during the open mic at UWC this year but, since I'm not getting to go, and since @lelouden hosted a "funny songs and noises" contest in the seasons this week...

I've had it for a couple of months now, figured it was past time to throw together a quick demo video. Custom M-Style 5-string tenor. Walnut sides and back, spruce top, ebony fretboard and binding, MoP logo and fingernail fret markers, oil finish, MiSi pickup. John

...a guitar goof decides the ukulele is "just a little guitar" and decides he should capitalize on the craze and make a quick buck on the side... Kind of makes me embarrassed to admit I live in this area... Oh...and if you're thinking the YouTube video was meant to be a spoof...sorry...I...

The only thing uke related about this is that somebody really needs to introduce Grace to the ukulele. She already plays guitar, organ, piano, and probably a gazillion other instruments. I'd really love to bump into her...uh...maybe I should rephrase that...at a uke festival some time...

Thanks. I only took 40 or so pictures when it arrived... :) Thanks! Hmmm, there's a thought. Well...speaking of enjoying the BP I think I'll go do a little of that. John

...the Worth clear C string or switch it for a Thomastik-Infeld CF27 chrome flat wound string... BWAAAA-HAAAA - got ya to look! :) My new Boat Paddle 5-string tenor arrived a couple of hours ago. Spruce top/ walnut back, sides, and head plate/ebony finger board and binding / pearl logo and...

Out for Delivery

I got more pictures! It's all done.

Well...what I got was.....pictures! All done but the finish (oil) and setup. He said it will probably be ready Monday or so... John

...go ahead...guess!

Okay, I promised a full review once I'd had the uke in my hands for a while and if I don't get to it now I might forget and not do it at all. There is an 8-minute video to go along with this...I'd intended to make it shorter and mostly playing but I seem to have diarrhea of the mouth tonight...

More photos This last one was taken back when I converted the bridge to string-through-top:

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I never thought I'd sell this baby but I've been playing almost exclusively tenors for the past few months, I have a Boat Paddle custom on the way, so I've decided to sell a few ukes. After a lot of soul searching I decided to keep only one soprano and you'll get my Mainland mahogany when you...

Looks like I will probably be in Toronto on business the first week in April. Not sure yet for how many days I'll be there, how much, if any, free time I'll have, or whether I'll get a rental car (the latter depends on how many days and possibly on whether there is something ukulele related I...