Spooner
Well-known member
I have been privileged enough to have dealt with one of the finest craftsman (if not THE!) and purveyor of ukuleles, Mr. Chuck Moore...Mr MooreBettah himself!!!
When I found MooreBettahUkes I was immediately in awe. I was inspired and infatuated with his work. I stumbled across his site soon after I had my Pineapple Sunday in the works. When I saw the Pineapple Sunday for the first time...I thought..."MUST HAVE THIS UKE!!!"
When I found Chuck's site soon after I thought the very same thing.
I began emailing Chuck and complimenting his work AKA drooling over it and we began to talk about all things ukulele. I was not in the position to buy one from him at that time. As soon as I was...my order was placed and I was in line! In between that we had a great dialogue going but I began to feel guilty chewing his ear off when he had masterpieces to create.
He suggested I join the fray here (even though I have lurked here for years now). So, I did...and you have him to thank or send hate mail for my being here. lol
If you have read and kept up with this section of UU, you know that Chuck knows his stuff and is always posting friendly and helpful advice for builders and enthusiasts alike.
Well, I am proud to bring you the MooreBettahUke from start to finish...The Spoonah-lele!!!!!!!!
On with the show:
When it was time for Chuck to begin building my uke, he sent me a choice of koa woods ranging from AA - AAAAA.
Being the UAS inflicted soul that I am, I chose the AAAAA koa wood below:
Let me first say that we had discussed what I wanted in an ukulele in great detail. I didn't want to go all out flashy. I wanted something that would make jaws drop and play incredible. If you have seen his work than you know he accomplishes this with every uke he builds. The customer/luthier relationship (in this case) is a joint collaboration. Chuck being as experienced as he is knows what can and can not be done...as should any good luthier.
Not all of my wants would work with Chuck's vision for the ukulele. Again, it is a collaboration. The luthier knows what will and won't work and should be allowed to have a good deal of freedom to hone his/her craft. Chuck is an artist and trusting him was not a problem.
Continuing on...
Soon after I chose my AAAAA koa wood for my ukulele, he sent the some progress pics below:
The rosette is abalone with B/W/B. The sound hole is bound in curly koa.
Do I even have to say how completely wowed I was?
When I found MooreBettahUkes I was immediately in awe. I was inspired and infatuated with his work. I stumbled across his site soon after I had my Pineapple Sunday in the works. When I saw the Pineapple Sunday for the first time...I thought..."MUST HAVE THIS UKE!!!"
When I found Chuck's site soon after I thought the very same thing.
I began emailing Chuck and complimenting his work AKA drooling over it and we began to talk about all things ukulele. I was not in the position to buy one from him at that time. As soon as I was...my order was placed and I was in line! In between that we had a great dialogue going but I began to feel guilty chewing his ear off when he had masterpieces to create.
He suggested I join the fray here (even though I have lurked here for years now). So, I did...and you have him to thank or send hate mail for my being here. lol
If you have read and kept up with this section of UU, you know that Chuck knows his stuff and is always posting friendly and helpful advice for builders and enthusiasts alike.
Well, I am proud to bring you the MooreBettahUke from start to finish...The Spoonah-lele!!!!!!!!
On with the show:
When it was time for Chuck to begin building my uke, he sent me a choice of koa woods ranging from AA - AAAAA.
Being the UAS inflicted soul that I am, I chose the AAAAA koa wood below:
Let me first say that we had discussed what I wanted in an ukulele in great detail. I didn't want to go all out flashy. I wanted something that would make jaws drop and play incredible. If you have seen his work than you know he accomplishes this with every uke he builds. The customer/luthier relationship (in this case) is a joint collaboration. Chuck being as experienced as he is knows what can and can not be done...as should any good luthier.
Not all of my wants would work with Chuck's vision for the ukulele. Again, it is a collaboration. The luthier knows what will and won't work and should be allowed to have a good deal of freedom to hone his/her craft. Chuck is an artist and trusting him was not a problem.
Continuing on...
Soon after I chose my AAAAA koa wood for my ukulele, he sent the some progress pics below:
The rosette is abalone with B/W/B. The sound hole is bound in curly koa.
Do I even have to say how completely wowed I was?
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