Well... One morning I was off to work, and as usual I was bringing the uke with me. I loaded it on the passenger's side along with a backpack and it must have fallen to the driveway just as I closed the door and rounded the car. I never heard the drop, maybe because it was a soft case. That's the only explanation I could come up with. As I backed up, I felt a slight bump... In the Toyota v Ukulele battle, there could only be one clear winner!
Yep, the neck, fretboard and bridge are from the Lehua. The fretboard & bridge are made from an African hardwood called wenge, that has a very coarse, open grain. It's strange to have it back, like, "Oh, yeah! This thing..." - plays just like it did before, but with a completely different sound.
very good cigarbox....nice Music :-)
very cool..and fine singing yes realy !!
antoniaworbridge 1 year ago
Nice job on that CBU...!!!
WhenDogsSing 1 year ago
@WhenDogsSing Thank you! That means a lot coming from a fine builder like you.
ukecantdothat 1 year ago
Looks beautiful Thom, don't cut a sound hole it sounds great already!
johncaudrey 1 year ago
Very cool! And that's some fine singin' and playin'! :-)
ctrymaus 1 year ago
MARVELOUS new friend! ;°)
Little6ster 1 year ago
@Little6ster Just like my old friend, but with a different accent .;-}
ukecantdothat 1 year ago
Nice Cigar Box Uke! Looks very vintage to me :) and has a great bluesy sound.
Maybe it´s also the players fingers :D
TheElrondo 1 year ago
Great stuff. I must ask though, what was your uke doing in the driveway?
GCEAtuning 1 year ago
@GCEAtuning
Well... One morning I was off to work, and as usual I was bringing the uke with me. I loaded it on the passenger's side along with a backpack and it must have fallen to the driveway just as I closed the door and rounded the car. I never heard the drop, maybe because it was a soft case. That's the only explanation I could come up with. As I backed up, I felt a slight bump... In the Toyota v Ukulele battle, there could only be one clear winner!
ukecantdothat 1 year ago
Not only a cool uke, you play it with pizazz! Thanks for the show-and-tell.
DearOldNutjob 1 year ago
Sounds marvelous.
UKISOCIETY 1 year ago
That rocks! Awesome!
Rzr416 1 year ago
that is a really cool uke!!
thesebinextdoor 1 year ago
The Lehua Lives!
theBradlands 1 year ago
@theBradlands
YAY! It's like, "The Lehua is dead! Long live the Lehua!!!"
ukecantdothat 1 year ago
That is a smokin' hot box there, Thom. Are the neck and fretboard from the old uke?
uke5417 1 year ago
@uke5417
Yep, the neck, fretboard and bridge are from the Lehua. The fretboard & bridge are made from an African hardwood called wenge, that has a very coarse, open grain. It's strange to have it back, like, "Oh, yeah! This thing..." - plays just like it did before, but with a completely different sound.
ukecantdothat 1 year ago
wow, this is a very nice CBU
congrats on the resurrection
code47mastermind 1 year ago