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Original Post By:
Dasher
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Date: 8/24/2010 6:45:08 PM |
Just received the Empire Music catalogue and
they have bamboo ukuleles! For a China made
(I assume)they're kind of pricey at $250 for
a soprano.
Out of curiosity, I am wondering what bamboo is like for a tone wood. Have any of you
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Posted By:
Ernie
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Date: 8/24/2010 7:06:41 PM |
I think it is necessarily a laminate. I Love the look of it. I played a bamboo uke, but the top was quite thick on that particular one.
Ernie
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Posted By:
Dasher
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Date: 8/24/2010 7:40:20 PM |
It doesn't say it's laminate. In fact, it says
it's "solid".
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Posted By:
Kirbster
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Date: 8/24/2010 10:22:35 PM |
I don't know if it's the same brand, but ukerepublic is going to be carrying a Paulele bamboo uke soon. I also seem to remember Mike Desilva making a bamboo uke before.
Here's a video of the Paulele that ukerepublic has on youtube. Sounds pretty good to me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocHmieFenu4
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Posted By:
Ernie
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Date: 8/25/2010 12:08:59 AM |
"It doesn't say it's laminate. In fact, it says it's "solid"."
I don't see how it could be. You can't believe everything you read. I spoke to Mike DaSilva about his bamboo uke, and it was laminate. The way bamboo grows, in round, hollow shoots... how could it possibly be solid?
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Posted By:
hoaryhead
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Date: 8/25/2010 1:12:07 AM
(Updated: 8/25/2010 1:14:17 AM)
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It's layers of solid bamboo glued together!
Either those strings are still stretching, or there are intonation issues, btw.
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Posted By:
Ernie
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Date: 8/25/2010 1:14:06 AM |
| Ha ha! Well-played!
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Posted By:
Ukulele Crooner
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Date: 8/25/2010 3:24:16 AM |
Tony Graziano from Santa Cruz makes a bamboo ukulele. I have tried one and it sounded nice.
http://www.grazianoukuleles.com/bamboo_close_up.html
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Posted By:
Ukester Brown
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Date: 8/25/2010 7:57:12 PM
(Updated: 8/25/2010 8:00:52 PM)
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I played one of Mike DaSilvas's early ones and I liked how it sounded, but yes, laminate out of necessity of the material. Little pieces of bamboo glued together to make a big piece of "wood". Bamboo is a kind of grass me thinks. I remember seeing a picture of someone doing a handstand on the uke.
Found it: http://www.ukemaker.com/oldnews.html scroll down to July 27 2005. It is a concert model all bamboo.
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Posted By:
ukulele-melee
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Date: 8/25/2010 9:49:39 PM |
I've seem them made from bamboo flooring material.
Any bamboo used for ukes will be laminate.
I just picked up a 18x30x0.75 piece at Rockler woodworking last weekend, they asked if I was making a cutting board but perked up when I replied ukulele. I'll see how it goes, might be a year before I get to it.
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Posted By:
Dave in Petaluma
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Date: 8/25/2010 11:21:14 PM |
Played a very nice one at the Hayward Ukulele Festival, made by Dave Sigman of Little River Ukuleles. Would have bought it at the time if I had the money.
It had a cool bridge made from a half section of bamboo. His ukuleles are very well made and sound great.
Hopefully he'll be at the St Helena Wine Country Festival next month.
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Posted By:
moore bettah ukes
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Date: 8/25/2010 11:56:18 PM |
| Yes, Dave Sigmund had the coolest bamboo uke I've ever seen. Loved all the bambooie detail. He does nice work.
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Posted By:
Tom B.
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Date: 8/26/2010 12:40:50 AM |
| I second (or third) that. Dave Sigman's ukes are killer. Dave's a true artist; I believe he does a lot of inlay work for Tony Graziano.
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Posted By:
Ukester Brown
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Date: 8/26/2010 9:19:35 PM |
| Hey Brian- that'll be cool!
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Posted By:
B Flat
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Date: 8/27/2010 10:13:01 AM |
| That Paulele does sound pretty good but it would sound a lot better if it was in tune.
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