Moodyville tenor has arrived !
My Moodyville Gypsy Jazz Tenor arrived this afternoon. This is the first uke that I have ever purchased (let alone ordered) where I have never heard sample from the builder. So, my first strum would be the first I have ever heard a Moodyville ukulele.
My first impression is that I love it. Very few ukes I have owned were as professionally made and great sounding as this one. It is a perfect as they come. The design is simple, clean, and well executed.
The tone, intonation, resonance and volume are truly outstanding. It is incredibly light, beautiful, and exceptionally well made. I swear it weighs about half of my LFdM. The ukulele also has a wonder feel. The neck thickness is perfect for me, not too thick, not too thin. The body is nearly as wide as a baritone. (It came in a customized baritone case).
It sounds fantastic now, yet I know the ukulele will sound even better as it opens up with playing time.
I did make a short sound sample of it today, on day 1. I'm not the best uke player, but I think it captures the beautiful sound of the instrument.
This uke is
tuned down half a step and has Worth Brown strings.
Sound Sample: https://www.box.com/s/apey50rbo1dt73akhyih
**added 7-9-2013
A few folks have wondered how it sounds a half step higher at
regular C tuning. So, I cranked it up and put this sample together.
(I think it sounds great in C, too. But, a little lower is a little warmer and richer sounding to me.)
Sound Sample: https://www.box.com/s/8wcsg58ha1iz013voixr
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Here are a couple pictures of it with my LFdM for comparison. I think the bigger body of the Moodyville give it a rich, deep, very resonant sound, even when tuned re-entrant.
This was a great experience for me, and I would very much recommend Moodyville Ukuleles and the luthier Shelley D. Park.
