Comments on: Martin, National: Ukulele Window Shopping

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:59:32 +0000

Jodi: I’m always surprised how much the beaten up vintage ukuleles go for. I’ve given up saying, “… but it seems a bit over-priced,” because I usually end up looking stupid.

By: Hello Jodi

Hello Jodi — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:00:00 +0000

I love my Le Domino but the bridge is all f’ed up and needs adjusted. I don’t know that it’s worth $600+ though…

And I’m also a sucker for archtop guitars. So so pretty.

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:49:37 +0000

todd: The name is just wrong.

ron: I’m not so sure. I don’t hear the F-word from anyone but lazy journalists and the over-40s.

Jimmy: That name is not cool!

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:27:15 +0000

I dunno, I quite liked the CONQUEROR. Looked nice and cool names are cool.

By: ronhale

ronhale — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:27:00 +0000

Perspective. There’s you & the world you live in & there’s
everyone else, & we’re all on both sides of that divide. Still & all,
“you poor dumb bastards. hicksville.” is sweet.

The power of Formsby & Tim lives on, will it ever die? Who from
this run in popularity will join them in the general public’s mind, or are there too many players (& styles) today as opposed to those two being lonely towering figures? Or, perhaps today’s players perform primarily for
other players & fans, while George & Tiny performed for everyone,
the general public will never associate the ukulele with any of today’s
players in quite the same way, & George Formsby & Tiny Tim will forever be the image of
the individual ukulele player in the popular consciousness.

By: todd

todd — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:02:15 +0000

Conqueror brand Ukulele…..love it….just saying it and associating it with the ukulele makes my teeth itch…..