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Original Post By:
yodelinglee
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Date: 8/10/2007 1:48:06 PM |
| I have seen several ukuleles advertized as "pre Maui Music Fire", what happened? |
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Posted By:
mLKauai
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Date: 8/10/2007 2:47:04 PM
(Updated: 8/10/2007 2:47:49 PM)
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Leiberman got injured and losst a lot of ukes in a fire quite a while back..... yrs.
the "pre-fire" ukes were quite good, as Leiberman is a fine uke maker.
He came back with better ukes ; upscaled and pricey.
the early ukes are good, but not as good as the new ones IMO. others may diisagree.
He has a way with ukes: thin body, wide neck; a bit radiused, nice "ukie" tone.
some would say thin tone, but they do ring.
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Posted By:
mLKauai
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Date: 8/10/2007 2:49:09 PM |
| not to be confused with another uke from Maui by Peterson, i think (nahenahe), which were semi imported, lightweight and good; very economical.
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Posted By:
musicguymic
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Date: 8/10/2007 3:32:32 PM |
| According to Peter they were cutting a metal door jamb and the sparks ignited the spray room. He got his hands injured when trying to put out the fire. He is back in good health and is contuing to build ukuleles at present when in Hawaii.
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Posted By:
Ernie
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Date: 8/10/2007 4:53:54 PM |
| One of my all-time favorite concerts is a pre-fire koa, no-frills model by Lieberman. Nothing at all thin about the sound here.
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Posted By:
Noel-lele
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Date: 8/10/2007 7:22:34 PM |
| Auntie Carmen has a pre-fire 6 string tenor. It is great and was her first uke!
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Posted By:
Ernie
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Date: 8/10/2007 7:44:24 PM |
| Wow, that's a nice first uke!
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Posted By:
Tom B.
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Date: 8/10/2007 9:05:11 PM |
| Peter had about eight builders working for him before the fire, and now (I hear) he's a one-man shop. If his current ukes sound as good as his pre-fire ones, then they must really be kick-ass. But I must admit that I don't like their looks as much: too much abalone bling. As for the pre-fire ones, I'm with Ernie. My Style 2 concert vanquished every other contender in my collection, including an early Martin concert that had held the title of "my best uke" for years.
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Posted By:
yodelinglee
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Date: 8/10/2007 11:46:14 PM |
| thanks to everyone for answering my question, sounds like it was a terrible situation. A pot of glue in a furniture making store tipped over and burnt Seattle down in 1889. That is why there is only brick buildings in Pioneer Square.
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Posted By:
Teletodd
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Date: 8/12/2007 10:30:59 AM |
| I thought it was Mrs. O'Leary's cow that kicked over a lamp. Oops that was Chicago. Could you imagine the lawsuits that would generate if these events happened today?
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