So something a bit special arrived for me this morning!
Spotted this on eBay a couple of weeks back and kept an eye on it, decided my limit and took the plunge. I got it for, what I think, was a really good price. It's still the most I have ever spent (and probably will ever spend) on a ukulele but having it in my hands now, it is totally worth it! I am delighted!
Want to thank fellow board member deznuchs for his great, and thorough advice, as I was deciding between this and a Kanile'a.
The uke was purchased by the original owner from SUS back in 2018 and it looks brand new, really fantastic condition.
The case alone is something to marvel at. The ukulele is set up wonderfully. I am not good at describing sound but it has the shimmering koa sparkle with this wonderful, resonant, depth to it. Really fantastic. Definitely sounds like a ukulele and not a small classical guitar which is something that is really important to me. It actually gave me goosebumps playing it!
The only downside is that my playing is not good enough for this instrument but am going to keep playing until it is!
Some pics and a little video are here (only an iphone recording, really need to figure out how to get the mic sound synchronized with the video!)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1V3jrynryRBiFwjP6
Spotted this on eBay a couple of weeks back and kept an eye on it, decided my limit and took the plunge. I got it for, what I think, was a really good price. It's still the most I have ever spent (and probably will ever spend) on a ukulele but having it in my hands now, it is totally worth it! I am delighted!
Want to thank fellow board member deznuchs for his great, and thorough advice, as I was deciding between this and a Kanile'a.
The uke was purchased by the original owner from SUS back in 2018 and it looks brand new, really fantastic condition.
The case alone is something to marvel at. The ukulele is set up wonderfully. I am not good at describing sound but it has the shimmering koa sparkle with this wonderful, resonant, depth to it. Really fantastic. Definitely sounds like a ukulele and not a small classical guitar which is something that is really important to me. It actually gave me goosebumps playing it!
The only downside is that my playing is not good enough for this instrument but am going to keep playing until it is!
Some pics and a little video are here (only an iphone recording, really need to figure out how to get the mic sound synchronized with the video!)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1V3jrynryRBiFwjP6