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In this vid the playing starts at around 1:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9Ma5q-dND0 |
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Nice.
Would love to have one. Be nice if anyone had a sound bite?
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Indeed cool, however out of the priced range of mere mortals....14K for the pair and only available as a set. Not Taylor's best move IMHO.
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If there is enough clamor might they make a production model? Possibly. But they are probably smart enough to realize that for every 500 on the internet who SAY they would snatch one up, there's probably only 1 or 2 who actually would at the probably $2000 price tag. |
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Idunno, Collings did, Martin does now, and put their semi-full old time line-up in the mix, without the baritone. Those can range from street prices of 950- 4500.
There is nothing quite like a quality ukulele. Too bad they didn't go soprano though for us "traditionalists", but I think more geetar players will want a bigger one. |
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But I don’t think it’s due to the number of people willing to pay that kind of money for a uke. If that were the case, many Hawaiian companies would be bankrupt right now. I think it’s more because these Hawaiian companies have existed for so long having made only ukes. My sense is that they are so entrenched with a following so devoted that it would be very difficult for just any instrument manufacturer to barge in. As far as I can tell, $1200 is actually more on the mid- to low-end of the price range when it comes to high end ukes. The gorgeous Moore Bettah ukuleles come to mind.
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When I went to the last Taylor Road Show in Dallas last year, the Taylor rep (I forget his name) said that the ukes would be selling for @ $3,000. And yes, it's custom-made at the moment. But I'm sure he also said that the price should come down once they tool up for the mass-production of the ukes...which might include some Mexican-made ukes.
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I'm guessing that's retail?
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Taylor's Andy Powers at NAAM, showing a koa uke. Picture from Brian Swerdfeger, Taylor Sales.
Check out the K Series inlay! cotten |
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But I'm a soprano player, so it's too big for me.. |
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I own multiple Nationals, including a baritone style 1 and a 1932 german silver squareneck, and my first uke was a Magic Fluke at $170. USA made, it's pretty much guaranteed to play well, and they pretty much all the sound the same. An incredibly narrow bell curve of performance if you will, with the Mean being pretty darned good! A great first step for a serious musician to see if it's something to get serious about. That's the audience Taylor needs to target. A good playing $300 to $500 MSRP model. A "Taylor Little Baby" for the Uke market. The Taylor is an unknown quantity from a conglomerate. I haven't met many Uke players who are "conventional". They don't seem like Taylor types to me. |
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Oh, I realize that a guitar is different from a ukulele, but then acoustic guitars are very different from solid body electric guitars, too. Yet, somehow, Taylor's electrics are finding a good many buyers beyond just the Taylor "completionists." I cannot help but believe that their ukuleles will do the same. Like their electrics, and even their acoustics, some people will prefer something built by someone else. But if I were betting, I'd put money on Taylor ukes finding a ready market beyond just those who already play Taylor guitars. Guess we'll have to wait and see. And no, I don't bet. cotten |