Fluke of a different color

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Saw this one on FMM, a concert Fluke with an early top design, with a back made of turquoise colored plastic, instead of the usual black. How cool & unique. I imagine things would get very complex at MFC if they ever started offering options for body color.

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Cool! It would be I tersting to know a serial number. Perhaps MFC started out with this Color polycarbonate body before they moved to black. It’s hard to know but…….interesting. I’ve never seen one that. I have a tenor Fluke about a dozen years old and it’s great.
 
Just looked it up on FMM and it’s an early design. The other pics show a pristine polycarbonate fretboard. Heck the fretboard dots are still clearly visible. I play tenor but tempted to get a concert for a try. Looks like a nice ukulele and the pick up seems to be mounted by MFC. Thanks form sharin.
 
Something to suggest. Special runs of so many instrument bodies in a specific color. Could even survey protentional buyers and see what colors would be most likely wanted. Put out some color plates on the website. IF money is made.......try a another color.......not unusual for special runs of instruments.

On the other hand, maybe a real expense and headache for a maker??
 
Ukecaster said:
Saw this one on FMM, a concert Fluke with an early top design, with a back made of turquoise colored plastic, instead of the usual black. How cool & unique. I imagine things would get very complex at MFC if they ever started offering options for body color.

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That is very unusual. I wonder what the story is with that. Can you send me the serial number? I have several pages of Magic Fluke serial numbers. Why? Who knows? :oops:

I've seen either that uke of another one with the same design for sale.
 
Jerryc41 said:
That is very unusual. I wonder what the story is with that. Can you send me the serial number? I have several pages of Magic Fluke serial numbers. Why? Who knows? :oops:

I've seen either that uke of another one with the same design for sale.
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Jerry, I don't own that one, it is for sale on FMM for $275 shipped. See link below.

 
Maybe it was just a “fluke”?…
 
badhabits said:
It just looks grey to me...I also say fluke
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I can see the color difference, but I've never seen or heard of others that color. I can't believe the factory made just one like that. I suspect the seller is asking that much simply because of the color.
 
The turquoise bodied Flukes were some of the earliest produced. The "Pool" Fluke I had was purchased back from me by Jim Beloff
 

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