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| Posted: Tue Feb 14th, 2006 11:16 pm |
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beeconk Approved
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Does anybody have any hands-on experience with any Risa acoustic ukuleles? Can anyone comment on the sound, playability, intonation, quality etc..?
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15th, 2006 07:25 pm |
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If no one responds to you on this board...try http://www.fleamarketmusic.com. There are a few uke players that have RISA acoustics. They've commented and loved the ukes. For your information: We just received last month a RISA Ellie. It's awesome, very well-made, very small and what an incredible sound. Can't hear it very well, unless it's hooked up to an amp.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15th, 2006 10:10 pm |
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I've got the Risa tenor acoustic. Very nice, well made, easy playing, good intonation, nice sound. Panetary tuners, and that's a plus. And the price is great at Elderly.
____________________ http://ezfolk.com/audio/NealPaisley http://www.youtube.com/nealpaisley http://www.myspace.com/nealpaisley |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15th, 2006 11:57 pm |
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beeconk Approved
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Thanks for the feedback folks Honu - I did just that - great forum! Thanks ~ Neal - that's what I'm thinking of getting next - nice looking uke too - I like the cutaway.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16th, 2006 04:43 am |
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honu Approved
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You're very welcome. The "Neal" that responded is well-known at http://www.fleamarketmusic.com. I usually read his comments.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17th, 2006 03:04 pm |
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No I'm not. 
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17th, 2006 03:19 pm |
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beeconk Approved
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Neal wrote: No I'm not. 's Okay Neal, I'll still take your word on the Risa whether you're "well known" or not 
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17th, 2006 03:38 pm |
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honu Approved
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My apologies, Neal. I thought you were the "neal" at the website.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17th, 2006 11:13 pm |
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Yes Honu, there's only one.  Now I'm well known.....If you have a budget, the Risa is highly recommended by this one. I'm on the "Glyph List" for a tenor, and I'm thinking I'll keep the Risa and ask Dave for a concert. Or, I dunno, still have till '07 to decide. But hey, it's your dime to spend however you want. Last edited on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 11:18 pm by Neal ____________________ http://ezfolk.com/audio/NealPaisley http://www.youtube.com/nealpaisley http://www.myspace.com/nealpaisley |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18th, 2006 02:28 pm |
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Hi Well-known Neal, I couldn't wait for a Glyph Tenor or for a Koaloha Tenor...so I opted for a G-String uke, lightly colored koa with fishman pickup. Received it two days ago. Nevertheless, it took four months. I've got a G-String Concert which was my main uke. It took a night to get used to playing a tenor...I was buzzing...had to space my fingers farther than for a soprano or concert. But, wow! The sound is fantastic - very loud, not as sweet as the concert...had to retrain my fingers to hold the strings down harder. But, I'm hoping that the sound will come out sweeter as I play more. The hilo black strings are still moving. The fretboard is larger and longer. It's now my main uke. FYI: I not sure if you know the Dominator, he's got a Glyph Tenor. To play Jake's music, the Tenor is a lot easier, especially in the 15th fret arena. If I had known, I would have probably got a Tenor to begin with. Dominator really rocks on his Glyph. I've heard two other uke players who have Glyphs...Dave does such a beautiful job and the sound is the best that I've heard. To me, the Tenor gives me a wider range of chords to play. Congratulations on the Glyph!
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18th, 2006 04:03 pm |
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Thanks. The price was right, and I have the bucks thru a sale of some instruments I no longer have a jones for. I have a jones for the uke, though. Those G-Strings look real nice, and Hill's sounds real nice, good choice Honu. Jakes music? Him and James Hill really have it together, personally, I don't see me playing "flight of the Bumblebee" any time in the future, but the tenor does offer more options up the neck. I find myself playing the concert more often than anything, although I like the sopranos and tenor, that concert size is doin' it right now. I'll change soon, that's what I like about the sizes, it keeps things interesting. Baritone in the future? Yeah, but I think a few hundred is gonna be tops for that, money don't grow on trees. At least that's what my wife keeps telling me.  Last edited on Sat Feb 18th, 2006 04:05 pm by Neal ____________________ http://ezfolk.com/audio/NealPaisley http://www.youtube.com/nealpaisley http://www.myspace.com/nealpaisley |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18th, 2006 08:02 pm |
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I just picked up one of the Vineyard long (tenor) necked sopranos. As much as I consider it to be a novelty, I'm growing more and more attached to it with each passing day - the tenor scale just seems more natural to me (I judge that by trying to play with my eyes closed) when I reach up the neck I'm just hitting the right notes without thinking about it. Definitely I need a real tenor - and soon. After I've been paid for the stuff I'm selling now on Ebay (and paid of my wife for the last two banjos I bought in the process) - I think I'll sell off one of my other less often used banjos and get a nice tenor ukulele.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18th, 2006 10:06 pm |
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and paid off my wife for the last two banjos I bought in the process Why do they insist that we use "other" money, but you can come home and you'll find a new flower arrangement, or picture hanging on the wall? 
____________________ http://ezfolk.com/audio/NealPaisley http://www.youtube.com/nealpaisley http://www.myspace.com/nealpaisley |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18th, 2006 10:23 pm |
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Neal wrote: Why do they insist that we use "other" money, but you can come home and you'll find a new flower arrangement, or picture hanging on the wall? Well... to be fair, the flowers and picture on the wall did not cost $1,100 and $850 respectively - as did the banjos
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| Posted: Tue Feb 21st, 2006 04:41 am |
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honu Approved
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Neal and Beeconk, Would a Banjo-uke be a fair compromise? So, Neal...will you have a name for your Glyph? I've seen Wahine-Po and Scooter. BTW...Aint Misbehavin sounds great - the Risa Acoustic Tenor really sings.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22nd, 2006 09:44 pm |
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Aargh...banjo-ukes! You gotta love 'em....or not. (not a diss on the banjo-uke players) Nope, no name on the Glyph. Nothing fancy, just a nice workhorse uke. And thank you for the compliment. March 3 I'm taking it up to Green Bay, there's a Uke night at the Kavarna Coffee House.
____________________ http://ezfolk.com/audio/NealPaisley http://www.youtube.com/nealpaisley http://www.myspace.com/nealpaisley |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22nd, 2006 10:42 pm |
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Yes, that's true about Banjo-ukes...I find them to be too heavy. There's an uke teacher who plays them...I think his name is John Scanlan. I know he's going to be at the NY Uke festival. A very good teacher with a great sense of humor. For your information, Dominator calls his Glyph - Wahine Po.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22nd, 2006 11:39 pm |
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I like banjos and I like ukes but, so far, I've never met a banjo uke that I've liked. I restored a beautiful old Slingerland banjo/uke - new, nearly transparent calfskin head, new bone nut,,,new strings total take down and polish - ended up with an excellent looking banjo/uke with great action. Sounded horrible. I sold it straight away. I have another that I restored...this one's plug ugly...sounds horrible just like the first one. They both have a ringing overtone - kind of reminiscent of a steel drum - but not as pleasing I'm sure there must be some that sound great but I haven't heard one yet. BTW this is a pic of the first one - now pleasing a musician in France Attachment: sling-uke.JPG (Downloaded 83 times)
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| Posted: Fri Feb 24th, 2006 02:53 am |
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honu Approved
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Beeconk, Wow! Very nicely restored and great picture. Thanks for sharing the pic!
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| Posted: Fri Feb 24th, 2006 11:12 am |
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Honu - that uke and a Maybell Style B plectrum I auctioned off on Ebay are featured in an upcoming book on Slingerland stringed instruments. The author loved the photos I used to auction the Style B so much that he contacted me to get my permission to use them in his book. The uke you see is one of only two that I've seen with that particular style peghead. It was very common in tenors, but their ukes generally had other styles for pegheads. here's a shot from behind Attachment: uke11.JPG (Downloaded 54 times)
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