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Pauline Leland
`Olu`olu
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 Posted - 08/27/2003 : 1:11:09 PM
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Hi all,
I hope this doesn't come across as spammy even tho I'll post this on several boards. I think you'll enjoy this website of Yusuke Kawakami who builds some very pretty ukuleles: majestyguitar.com, no www.
I heard about it from Rob Bustos who builds very pretty guitars; both Rob and Yusuke are former Larrivee employees now building on their own and sharing a workshop in Vancouver, BC. Like Rob, I have no financial interest, &c., &c.
Here's the email I received.
Hi Pauline,
I know that you are into Ukes, and thought I'd pass the link to Yusuke Kawakami's new web site on to you. http://majestyguitar.com/
I know that Yusuke could use a little feedback on it from Ukulele fans, and so I thought of you. There still seems to be some known technical difficulties [I saw none], but I think he's got a pretty nice website, overall. Right now, Yusuke deals solely with a store in Tokyo, but is hoping to sell directly in North America. I admire Yusuke's work and his dedication, and really want to see his business grow, but I assure you that I have no affiliation with his company, financially.
Best regards,
Rob Bustos
Paragon Guitars
Aloha,
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pough
Aloha
Canada
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Posted - 09/23/2003 : 3:11:30 PM
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I found this site while I was looking for the chords to "Tonight You Belong to Me," as performed by Steve Martin in the Jerk. Then I had a look around and found this topic. I was surprised and delighted to find out about ukuleles that look as amazing as the ones on this luthier's website. I was also happy that he lives in the same city as me!
A few emails later and I got to visit him at his workshop (which is actually just a small space in Paragon's workshop.) He's an incredibly nice guy and his ukes look and sound as beautiful as you could imagine from the pictures on the website!
I brought a camera with me and took some pictures of his prototype UK-45. http://www.joshgemmell.com/majesty |
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Pupule
USA
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Posted - 09/23/2003 : 4:02:39 PM
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Pauline,
You're never spammy! Cool link and beautiful looking instruments. Drool...
pough - thanks for your additional photos. It's a small world. Thanks for sharing.
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Pauline Leland
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 09/23/2003 : 5:45:02 PM
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| Pough, I had to look twice, the uke looks just like a mini-Martin dreadnought, belly bridge and all! Nope, only 4 pegs. |
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pough
Aloha
Canada
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Posted - 09/23/2003 : 8:06:50 PM
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Yeah! Apparently a client asked him to make a copy of a Martin D-45 and this is the prototype. Normally he uses koa or mahogany, sometimes maple just because he's in Canada. |
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