Swamp Yankee
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Agreed - cedar tops sound great. My Cordoba 24T cedar top tenor makes wonderful noise. It's in my top 3 ukes, tonally. It's also a pleasure to play. Ultra light and responsive.
Do you play your Cordoba 24T as low G, or high? Haven't tried mine as high G yet, wondering about that.
I've had two high end Ponos among a few cheaper ukes, trying to find the perfect one for me. I never bonded with either. not sure why.
I now have a Koaloha Opio that I love to play. The sound for me is sweet and mellow with the stock strings ..Low G. The action makes it a treat to play and it ends up on my lap every day.
Giving this thread a bump to see what replies folks have.
As for me, I have been on a UAS spree.
Soprano: Vintage Style 3K, Ken Timms Cuban Mahagony.
Tenor: Spruce MBU, Last new batch of Collings, Hive redwood.
Baritone: Les Stansell
very pretty! What’s the story behind the purchase? Never heard of this brand. Googling..Hands down has to be my Sumi, sinker cedar front, zircote back and sides.
Has a wonderful slightly dark undertone, very complex sounding.
Wows me every time I play it.
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very pretty! What’s the story behind the purchase? Never heard of this brand. Googling..
Congratulations!! Where do you find these?Thank you
It's by a maker called Eichii Sumi and his brand is Sumi Kobo. He is a Japanese luthier who builds without CNC machinery I believe but more traditional hand tools. I saw this and feel in love with it, previous Sumis had slipped through my fingers whilst I was making my mind up and then this popped up. This had a small crack in the gloss on the back that happened on its travels overseas so was sold at a discount.