Kem
Well-known member
#3: Pre-Covered Bridge (i.e., created before CB was a brand) myrtle pineapple concert: lovely tone, good intonation, gorgeous wood.
#2: Boat Paddle M-style walnut and spruce soprano: beautiful ringing tone, great intonation, unusual shape.
#1: Willie Wixom rosewood and spruce concert with electronics: nice tone and intonation, striking design.
The Wixom has lately supplanted the Boat Paddle as my go-to uke, mainly because the BP has developed a persistent rattle that really bothers me. However, the BP's tone is still the best I've heard. The Wixom's tone is different but also lovely. The last owner sold it because it was too bright, but I don't really find that. When I first got it, it was unplayable, as it had developed a back-bow; a cunning luthier fixed it, and it has become my main performance uke.
#2: Boat Paddle M-style walnut and spruce soprano: beautiful ringing tone, great intonation, unusual shape.
#1: Willie Wixom rosewood and spruce concert with electronics: nice tone and intonation, striking design.
The Wixom has lately supplanted the Boat Paddle as my go-to uke, mainly because the BP has developed a persistent rattle that really bothers me. However, the BP's tone is still the best I've heard. The Wixom's tone is different but also lovely. The last owner sold it because it was too bright, but I don't really find that. When I first got it, it was unplayable, as it had developed a back-bow; a cunning luthier fixed it, and it has become my main performance uke.