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Original Post By:
musicguymic
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Date: 11/4/2006 12:07:44 PM |
Gotta run will post more by Subday Heres a photo of the Best in show ukulele, Note the heel Spanish style neck aermrest guards and unusual wood.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c345/musicguymic/bestinshow.jpg |
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Posted By:
musicguymic
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Date: 11/4/2006 12:10:00 PM |
| and bad typing I must add
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Posted By:
Craig
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Date: 11/4/2006 12:44:49 PM |
| http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c345/musicguymic/bestinshow.jpg
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Posted By:
Craig
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Date: 11/4/2006 12:45:15 PM |
| Still doesn't work....
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Posted By:
Wiley
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Date: 11/4/2006 12:50:36 PM |
Works fine for me!
What a beauty. Who's is it?
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Posted By:
Craig
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Date: 11/4/2006 1:26:50 PM |
| I got it this time... Very pretty. I wonder how it sounds and plays?
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Posted By:
hoaryhead
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Date: 11/4/2006 2:22:59 PM |
| I guess I'm a traditionalist. That uke doesn't flip my switches.
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Posted By:
Neal
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Date: 11/4/2006 3:54:05 PM |
| Flips mine. Who made it?
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Posted By:
koalohapaul
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Date: 11/4/2006 7:51:44 PM |
| The uke was made by Shinji Takahashi, a professional luthier from Japan. He owns T's guitars, a pretty well respected company. His work is absolutely top notch. The joinery and finish were superb and they sounded very nice.
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Posted By:
robgonzo
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Date: 11/5/2006 12:56:59 AM |
| i'm with hoaryhead. :/
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Posted By:
Aaron Oya
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Date: 11/5/2006 1:08:45 AM |
This one you had to see in person. The picture was taken by a guy rushing to get pics of all the instruments on display (all the while trying not get anyone in the background).
I always wondered what a "Laskin" bevel would look like on a Ukulele, even though its mostly cosmetic (like binding on a Ukulele), but the detail that Shinji put into this instrument, including the clean inlay on the FB (which you can't see) and the bevel in the cutaway is will probably be more appreciated by builders rather than players.
And to use a wood indigenous (I think) to Japan, even more so.
Great spirit, excellent execution.
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Posted By:
Spacemonkey
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Date: 11/5/2006 4:18:36 AM |
| Interesting, but...
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Posted By:
Road_Toad
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Date: 11/6/2006 1:25:36 AM |
| Shinji used black line spalted curly tochi for this ukulele. If you could only see the back!
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