Buc McMaster Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Five of the current herd.............top to bottom: 1940s Gibson Style 2 1920s Gibson Style 3 1930s Oscar Schmidt 5K 1920s Favilla Bros Style 0 2014 Kiwaya KTS-95 Anniversary Yes, I am a certified ukulele basket case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Buc…..What happened to your Collings????…Do you have period cases for all your vintage ukes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 And what happened to your hand painted Gibson??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 And the pineapple ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 The Poinsettia has been traded away. As cool and rare as it was it was time for something different. The Oscar Schmidt 5K above is, as far as can be determined, a one-of-a-kind ukulele and may have been a presentation piece when it was built. No one seems to have seen another one anywhere. Has a great warm tone. The Gibson Style 3 is rare as well and is the same model the Poinsettia was based on. The Kamaka pineapple is off to Jake Wildwood in Vermont for setup work, as is the Wurlitzer 2K. This one was built by Martin for Wurlitzer in the mid-20s, is quite rare and came with the original case that is like brand new. There's also a Gretsch from the 1950s in the back room. It needs a little work but will be a fine campfire ukulele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 That Favilla has my attention... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 .. 1920s Gibson Style 3 ... I like that one. Looks like it could have been Johnny Cash' uke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 I burned up my quota for black guitars - not so with ukes. The thread title of course takes the prize as 1 of the strongest ever. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 It's actually a very dark walnut stain on mahogany and does photograph looking black. This one has Gibson mid-range bark in spades. And the Favilla is the best player in the group, a bit on the quiet side but very sweet tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 It's actually a very dark walnut stain on mahogany, , , Even better. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 And the Collings??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 And the Collings??? The Collings went long ago. I determined a soprano works better for me. The Collings was the first ukulele I bought.......coming from guitar I figured I needed all the fret spacing I could get. Didn't work out that way though, and I've never been afraid to make changes........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Whatever uke you're playing, keep the videos coming, Buc. I can't help but smile whenever I hear the sound of a uke. You've got the proverbial "knack" for this uke music. Pretty sweet. Keep doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickthemiller Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I went Uke crazy a couple of years back. I had tenors and baritones and concerts. Then after a few months I picked up a guitar again - and it felt so cramped. I sold the lot as my other/better half insisted that the ukes sounded too plinkity plonk compared to a guitar. I took up guitar again - she's happier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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