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Saw this one over on Flea Market Music Marketplace. Cedar/rosewood Style 3 type. Sounds mighty sweet.
https://youtu.be/bxlHOQCex44
https://youtu.be/bxlHOQCex44
For sale for 2 years? Wazzup? Overpriced, unknown, or both???
That is now over on Reverb. https://reverb.com/item/17727530-ukulelezaza-style-3-soprano-ukulele
It is a beauty and sounds great
Nice, but not nice enough for me to part with $800.
Interesting, as I am sure you have spent similar money on other instruments. What would cause it to cross that line into something you would buy?
FYI- I am not challenging your views. Everyone has different perspectives and I am curious what makes the cut for you.
No problem. Everyone has different tastes and needs. I see some instruments out there that some love and desire that I would have no interest in. The Koala Sceptre fits in that category, which to me looks like something that belongs in the old Batman TV show. "Robin, get me the Batukulele"
The Zaza looks to be a nice build and that level of detail in a luthier made instrument would be costly. From the clip it certainly sounds good, although he could likely make a 100 instrument sound good. As they say, it is about the carpenter, not his tools.
The first time I saw the Scepter, I was amazed! I thought it was a one-off. Now I have two of them: a regular production model and a prototype.
No problem. Everyone has different tastes and needs. I see some instruments out there that some love and desire that I would have no interest in. The Koala Sceptre fits in that category, which to me looks like something that belongs in the old Batman TV show. "Robin, get me the Batukulele"
The Zaza looks to be a nice build and that level of detail in a luthier made instrument would be costly. From the clip it certainly sounds good, although he could likely make a 100 instrument sound good. As they say, it is about the carpenter, not his tools.
I hace the same response to the Scepre--I find it shockingly unappealing. As you mentioned, this seems to be an instrument with craftspersonship that is super high end--I can't find enough information on the luthier and his and her rates (they seem to be a couple) to pull the trigger tough, but think I am going to have Brad Donaldson do something similar for me.
I have heard good things about Brad's instruments. Years ago I was on his list for an instrument. I am not sure what happened. I think he may have taken some time off and that seems to have fallen by the wayside.
Hi folks, Zaza here. I thought I'd give you a little background info on the uke. Two luthiers in my hometown in Belgium were doing ukulele building courses, which I did twice, building basically the prototypes for this signature uke. The luthiers suggested to do a Ukulelezaza signature ukulele (I'm a well known uke player in the European uke community), which I thought was a great idea. We decided on a limited run of five ukes: three cedar tops, two spruce tops. The initial idea was that I would help build, but I had only built two ukes in their course which were far from flawless. Since it was going to be a commercial product, we decided I wouldn't help building. The design remained the same. This one for sale on Reverb, by a good friend of mine, is the last one available. The workmanship on it is great, and the cedar top gives it a great vintage look (for those who don't know me: I love vintage ukes, especially Martin style 3, on which this model is obviously based). So there you go. I am sure you'd be pleased with this 100% handmade uke, using quality wood only (except for the saddle and nut).
Reverb listing said "handcrafted by Luthier Sur Mesure in Ghent, Belgium..."
Looks like is is now sold on Reverb. Hope someone here snagged it!