Belated NUUD - Mya Moe Baritone Resonator

Camsuke · Mar 14, 2020

Hi folks,
Better late than never I suppose

We've had a busy time over the summer months in Australia with the terrible ongoing drought & horrific bush fires & now that the dust has finally settled I've had a moment to catch up with you all here at UU

I was very fortunate to purchase this Mya Moe Baritone Resonator Ukulele #335 a little while back from one of my uke heroes Lil' Rev. It's a wonderful instrument that was built in 2010 by Gordon & Char Mayer. A big thanks must go to Rev & his lovely wife for helping to make this happen!

I replaced the tuners with Gotoh Banjo Tuners SPBJ-4 They are 4:1 planetary tuners similar to the Gotoh UPTL but able to fit the extra thick headstock which is 15mm

Martinlover · Mar 15, 2020

That was awesome. Congratulations. I have a Mya Moe concert resonator and I think it knocks the socks off the National maple resonator.

Nickie · Mar 15, 2020

Congrats, that's quite an honor, having Lil Rev's uke!
And I'm sure he's honored by a very good player having it!

mjh42 · Mar 15, 2020

Nicely done! I'll have a resonator some day, I do like the wood bodied ones over the metal bodies. Thanks for sharing!

Camsuke · Mar 15, 2020

Martinlover said:
That was awesome. Congratulations. I have a Mya Moe concert resonator and I think it knocks the socks off the National maple resonator.

Thanks, the Mya Moe Resonator is a great instrument

Nickie said:
Congrats, that's quite an honor, having Lil Rev's uke!
And I'm sure he's honored by a very good player having it!

Thank you my friend

mjh42 said:
Nicely done! I'll have a resonator some day, I do like the wood bodied ones over the metal bodies. Thanks for sharing!

Good luck getting a reso, they are a lot of fun

Kenn2018 · Mar 15, 2020

Great playing as always, Campbell. Terrific instrument.

Enjoyed that a lot. Stay safe.

Camsuke · Mar 15, 2020

Kenn2018 said:
Great playing as always, Campbell. Terrific instrument.

Enjoyed that a lot. Stay safe.

Hi Ken, thanks mate!

Lapyang · Mar 17, 2020

Fantastic playing, Campbell. A worthy owner of Lil Rev's uke. Congratulations!

Jerryc41 · Mar 17, 2020

Congratulations! I also have a Lil' Rev M-M resonator. I had planned to bring it to "Spring into Uke" in Voorheesville, NY in May, where he will be an instructor, but I doubt the event will be held. I like your addition of the Gotohs. What did you do about the holes in the side of the headstock?

Camsuke · Mar 17, 2020

Lapyang said:
Fantastic playing, Campbell. A worthy owner of Lil Rev's uke. Congratulations!

Thanks Joseph

Jerryc41 said:
Congratulations! I also have a Lil' Rev M-M resonator. I had planned to bring it to "Spring into Uke" in Voorheesville, NY in May, where he will be an instructor, but I doubt the event will be held. I like your addition of the Gotohs. What did you do about the holes in the side of the headstock?

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Thanks Jerry

I haven’t bothered with filling the old screw holes, it’s not a big deal for me, maybe I’ll get around to it one day

Cornfield · Mar 17, 2020

I’ve heard that ukulele many times. I was so impressed with it that I had MyaMoe build me a tenor resonator (it’s been sold since). There are many YouTube videos of Rev playing the baritone reso.

Camsuke · Mar 17, 2020

Cornfield said:
I’ve heard that ukulele many times. I was so impressed with it that I had MyaMoe build me a tenor resonator (it’s been sold since). There are many YouTube videos of Rev playing the baritone reso.

Ha-ha! Thanks again for alerting me to Rev's listing on Ebay, I really did managed to purchase a great instrument

mkatz · Mar 17, 2020

Great playing and beautiful sounding instrument!

Mitch

Cornfield · Mar 18, 2020

Camsuke said:
Ha-ha! Thanks again for alerting me to Rev's listing on Ebay, I really did managed to purchase a great instrument

You’re welcome. I purchased a ukulele from him awhile back. Great instrument with a ton of mojo.

Jerryc41 · Mar 18, 2020

Camsuke said:
Thanks Joseph

Thanks Jerry I haven’t bothered with filling the old screw holes, it’s not a big deal for me, maybe I’ll get around to it one day

I know it's not a big deal. I've used plastic wood and then colored it to match. Not perfect, but that's okay.

Camsuke · Mar 18, 2020

mkatz said:
Great playing and beautiful sounding instrument!

Mitch

Thanks Mitch

Cornfield said:
You’re welcome. I purchased a ukulele from him awhile back. Great instrument with a ton of mojo.

Great stuff, enjoy it!

Jerryc41 said:
I know it's not a big deal. I've used plastic wood and then colored it to match. Not perfect, but that's okay.

Thanks for the feedback Jerry, I may even give that a try

SoCal · Apr 27, 2020

it sounds great, and you play wonderfully.

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