Family Photo 2012
January 1, 2012 at 5:25 pm | Posted in Family Photos | 18 CommentsTags: posts, uke, ukulele
Another year has passed and Ukeeku.com keeps growing. Just a couple site stats that I would like to share. The daily average of unique visitors has grown 400%, the total for the year has grown 500%. Every year the site has grown in the amount of reviews and other services, such as the Events Calendar.
I just wanted to say thank you and a happy new year.
With out further delay:
From the top, row by row.
*Means I own it
-Risa Solid Soprano *
-Boat Paddle Custom 12 fret 5 string concert * (Link)
-David Gill Pineapple Concert * (Link)
-Papa’s Boxes Concert Cigar box * (Link)
-Eleuke Acoustic Concert with Bridge Bone Beads (Uke Link, Bone Beads Link)
-Eleuke Acoustic Concert (Link)
-Mahalo CAMP UKE, they still call it a banjo uke (Link)
-David Gill Aromatic Cedar Tenor Fluke *
-Papas Boxes Soprano Cigar box Uke, it is hanging upside down *
-Lanikai 6″ Banjo Uke (Link)
-Ohana Vita Uke (Review coming soon)
-Ohana spruce top soprano (Review coming soon)
-No name soprano banjo uke * (Link)
I figured I would add a bonus pic to show all the other Uke stuff (cases, stands….)
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Ukeeku’s Custom 5-String Concert Boat Paddle Uke
September 27, 2011 at 2:40 am | Posted in Boat Paddle, Concert, Family Photos, General | 4 CommentsTags: Custom, posts, Solid, uke, ukulele
It has been a while since I posted, Life and a new kitchen kind of got in the way, but I am back and I have a new ukulele that I own, sorry I will not be giving this one away any time soon.
In a nutshell I had Jerry of Boat Paddle ukes build me one of his new 12 Frets with some upgrades. I am lucky that I live only 3.5 hours away, so taking a day trip to his shop was not a big deal, and it was worth the trip. I was able to sit down with him and Thom, of the Flea Bitten Dawgs, to talk about what I wanted and what I wanted it to sound like. Jerry showed me a ton of samples and we thumped some wood. the Spruce just rang like a bell. I also gave him my logo to put on it and left it up to him to inlay it, I had a general location, but he sized it to look good. I also really like the thumb nail fret markers on a few other ukes he had pictures of so I went with those. Beyond that I contacted Mi-Si and PegHed to get those, Jerry can get them also, I just wanted to use this opportunity to review those awesome products to and see if I could work out a deal with them on those parts.
I think I calculated the price of the uke would be around $1200 (Keep in mind the pickup alone is $350)
In the near future I will be doing 3 separate reviews for this ukulele. The Uke itself, the pickup, and the PegHed Tuners. Give me about 3 months to really play it and digest what I have done.
But expect that if you see me at a ukulele event I will have it and you are more than welcome to play it.
Specs:
Concert : 12 Fret
Tuners: PegHed with Ebony buttons
Nut & saddle: Bone and metal nut, Bone saddle
Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
Sides: Solid Walnut
Back: Solid Walnut
Neck: Walnut
String Attachment: Tied
Pickup: Mi-Si Cutless
Finish: Satin
Case: Fremont Tweed
Full Specs:
http://www.boatpaddleukuleles.com/instruments.php
Below is a gallery of the pics and two videos.
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- Product shot of the Misi Cutless
Little video show and tell
Me playing it a little
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Family Photo 2011
January 1, 2011 at 5:48 pm | Posted in Family Photos, General | 2 CommentsTags: banjo, banjolele, BugsGear, cheap, cigar, cigar box, DIY, Electric, Eleuke, home made, Laminate, laser, Oscar Schmidt, OU-2, posts, uke, ukulele
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! And what a year!
Just like last year I am posting all the ukes that are at my house currently. Some are my personal ukes, while others are reviews pending or have not been sent back or given away…..yet.
Click to make it bigger
* The blue one is my customized Oscar Schmidt OU-2
* David Gill Concert Pineapple (Link to review)
* Lanikai CK-S
Eleuke EAS-C – I actually have 2 of these, funny story that I will tell later
Kiwaya KS-1
BigIsland KT-SP (Link to review)
*Papa’s Boxes Concert cigar box (Link to reviews)
*Nameless soprano banjo ukulele (Link to articles)
*Bushman Jenny Concert cutaway – Will be leaving next month, she is sold
Paulele KBUS – Review almost done
Kala KA-SSTU (Travel soprano)
* Makala Dolphin that I got for the Reddit secret santa
* Early Papa’s Boxes cigar box uke (Link)
* Grizzly Kit- will throw in fire at UWC
* Risa soprano Solid – Sitting in front of the lat 3
Cordoba 25CB – Review very soon
Ohana SK-21 – better known as the sopranino
Cordoba 10CM (Link to review)
aNueNue Papa II concert (Link to review)
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Family Photo 2010
January 1, 2010 at 6:39 pm | Posted in Family Photos | 7 CommentsAs a nice way to start the new year I have decided to post a “family photo” for 2010. I will do this every year that I have the blog going.
Family Photo for 2010. Click for a larger version
From left to right:
- A soprano kit ukulele from Grizzly that i built 2 years ago
- My Bushman concert cut-away that I went to indiana and got from John Hall directly when I visted the Bushman Brewworks
- My first ukulele! It is a Oscar Schmidt OU-2 that I painted and tweaked.
- The all black sideways one on the left is my Soprano Risa Solid that I bought when I turned 30. waited 3 months for them to finally make a black one for me, and now you can just order it.
- The Other sideways uke on the right is the first cigarbox ukulele I made from Papas Boxes. They have changed the design since then.
- Bottom left is a 1930′s Richter collegiate soprano that I found at a flea market. Still plays great.
- The the cigar box ukulele that I just finished and have been posting about. My Papa’s Boxes Uke kit.
- The last one, on the lower right, is a soprano Rogue that I purchased for $17 from Musicians Friend. It was one of the stupid deals of the day. Put Worth Strings on it and it plays really well.
If you have a family photo that you would like to share, just send me a picture with a quick description of each member along with your name (What you want posted) and where you live (City, State)
Happy New Year
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