I found this at a local used music shop, I could tell the ukule had good bones, but sounded tight from lack of playing. Guitar is my instrument, but the uke had been intriguing to me and I felt this one could be a good one to start on.
I would think that a 2008 would have opened up; the ukulele is braced rather aggressively, at least on the back. If the top is braced as “heavily” as the back, that could impact the instrument’s ability to resonate.
Just FYI, if you put a minus sign in front of a search word, it will leave out hits that match that. So,if I google for "grace ukulele crawford -vanderwaal" I get pretty much the results janeray1940 reported on the first page.I was trying to do some research on the ukulele and the luthier, but “Grace” is taken over by Grace VanderWaal with any ukulele search, and I am not finding anything with L. Crawford and “ukulele” or “luthier.”
That looks more like spruce to mLooks like cedar and mahogany (seems a little light for rosewood), and is just a beautifully crafted instrument. That purfling and rosette are beautiful!
I would think that a 2008 would have opened up; the ukulele is braced rather aggressively, at least on the back. If the top is braced as “heavily” as the back, that could impact the instrument’s ability to resonate.
However, if you like the ukulele and how it sounds (even if not “open”), and it is priced right, you won’t find another one of these in a used store.
I was trying to do some research on the ukulele and the luthier, but “Grace” is taken over by Grace VanderWaal with any ukulele search, and I am not finding anything with L. Crawford and “ukulele” or “luthier.”
There are at least 53 other instruments made by L. Crawford (the only L. Crawford Luthier I could find listed was Lynn Crawford at Silkie Strings, and there didn’t seem to be any website for them).
So...as you originally asked, perhaps someone knows more about this ukulele. The Internet didn’t help me today.