Hearing from some of my Facebook friends that Larrivee face booked today:
:drool:
In the comments I asked about sizes. There will be all 4 sizes, Soprano, Tenor, Concert and baritone.
So what size shall we make the Forum Uke, Tenor or Concert?
Tenor.
I'm in for a forum uke, koa uke with a koa neck would be ideal.
Tenor! Not that I could really afford one right now.
I'd go for a forum uke too. I've been cheating on my Larrivee guitars with my Koaloha Pineapple Soprano for far too long. Time to renew my vows...
An all mahogany concert or soprano would be perfect. Low bling high quality.
Anyone else?
Jordan.
No love for koa Jordan?
We could still have a low bling koa uke..
To me, a uke has to be koa.
Quote from: Walkerman on January 11, 2015, 11:00:13 AM
To me, a uke has to be koa.
:+1: agreed!!! Call me rigid I don't care :doh
Would be willing to go either way. (koa or mahogany) Would prefer low bling to keep the price down as Uke is not my main instrument (always need a chord chart since uke is just so damn different than guitar).
Would definitely prefer Tennor size, but would be willing to go Concert as well.
Quote from: es-335 on January 10, 2015, 09:26:31 PM
No love for koa Jordan?
We could still have a low bling koa uke..
Who me?? I love koa! Lots of koa at my place. Just want to keep it affordable so that everyone can enjoy. Maybe koa with no bling is the best route.
Jordan
I may be interested in a forum ukulele! Tenor.
Great news!!
A Forum uke sounds great......Concert or tenor, Koa or hog, gloss or satin, yes no blings, sounds fantastic.
I wished Larrivee had done this earlier. With the Aussie dollar dropping rapidly against the US, things are a little different. But I'll be watching closely.
Yup, the Canadian dollars aren't doing much better either...
I'd say How tenor. A forum enemy's thought! :thumb
Sorry, my phone auto-corrected my post that said "...forum newby...". Lorry, my first post on this forum and I fouled it up!
My apologies everyone.
I'd say How tenor. A forum newbie's thought! :thumb
Body Size: Tenor Ukulele
Top: Koa
Rosette: 03 style
Back/Side Material: Koa
Binding: 03 style
Neck Material: Mahogany
Nut Material: Bone
Headstock: Solid/Traditional Martin Ukulele Design
Headplate: none
Heelcap: none
Fingerboard Material: Solid East Indian Rosewood
Scale Length: 17''
Fingerboard Position Inlays: Single micro dot @ 5th, 7th, 10th
Fingerboard Binding: none
Finish Back & Sides: Satin
Finish Top: Satin
Finish Neck: Satin
Bridge Material: East Indian Rosewood
Bridge String Spacing: 1-5/8''
Saddle: Bone
Tuning Machines: Geared Peghead 4:1 ratio
Did I miss anything?
Quote from: es-335 on January 13, 2015, 09:49:23 PM
Did I miss anything?
Every Larrivee Uke I have ever seen has had an ebony fingerboard. Going to rosewood would probably actually raise the cost since I am sure that Larrivee has plenty of ebony that is just a hair too small for a guitar fretboard just sitting there waiting to find a home.
Ebony is even better!
If you have questions ask away and I'll do my best to answer (might be a couple day delay though as it's a very busy time of year). We've designed 4 main body styles Soprano, Concert, Tenor, and Baritone. Default config is hog on hog, but there will be spruce tops as an option. tenor and baritone are fan braced. They are dressed very similar to 40 series instruments, and the neck carve and heel are from the 40 series as well.
Matthew, I assume all uses are being made in Oxnard?
There is a ukulele tsuname sweeping the US and Canada these days.
Glad to know Larriveee is back in the game.
:gotpics:
am i serious enuf about ukes to pay a grand for one? :?
Quote from: es-335 on January 15, 2015, 01:45:08 AM
Matthew, I assume all uses are being made in Oxnard?
Where else did you have in mind :?
Quote from: es-335 on January 15, 2015, 01:45:08 AM
Matthew, I assume all uses are being made in Oxnard?
Correct.
I'd prefer hog on hog body. No spruce top for me.
I just read on FB that there was a US-01 released in 2004! So an all hog 01 would be perfect! But for now it reads that 03 is the lowest trim level this time around.
From the Larrivee booth at NAMM. Not my photos but very cool.
Jordan
Is that a koa baritone ?
My request/ change would be to use a friction style tuner instead of the geared guitar style tuners that most are using these days. I think it would astechically set the Larrivee apart from the pack. Friction tuners are a bit more of a PITA to use but sure beat the look of those Mickey Mouse Ear style tuners. From a sound standpoint I'm sure whatever the Larrivees choose it will sound incredible. I prefer solid Mahogany or solid Koa in tenor size.
Just my 2 cents.
Ed
Ed, I think there are geared ukulele tuners that don't look like guitar tuners.
http://www.g-gotoh.com/international/?p=3230
Those would be perfect. Hoping they (the Larrivees) are listening and decide to use those!(or at least offer them as an option)
Ed
so is any one interested in a forum uke?
I assume we'd need at least 10?
Quote from: es-335 on January 27, 2015, 10:42:53 PM
so is any one interested in a forum uke?
I assume we'd need at least 10?
I'm another that would be interested in the concert size ... so I'm wondering if this could be one of those "Forum" builds that allowed the option of either concert or tenor size, with most (if not all) other specs being the same. This might mean we'd need 10 of each, which might be a high bar to meet for a forum uke versus a forum guitar build...especially if the price climbed over $1K.
Barring that, I could probably go for the tenor, since I currently have a concert size Cordoba.
Here's a video from the Larrivee NAMM 2015 booth by Guitars United:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30k9AYMXA8I
A new website should be up soon which I guess will give more info about the ukes.
I'm pretty new to the forum, but a baritone forum uke would be nice. European spruce and silver oak perhaps. :)
Quote from: ragnar_b on January 28, 2015, 08:20:18 AM
Here's a video from the Larrivee NAMM 2015 booth by Guitars United:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30k9AYMXA8I
Thanks for the link (and welcome to the forum)!
Anyone else notice the rosewood overlay on the
back of the classical headstock? Nice touch!
Quote from: JamesN on January 28, 2015, 05:23:40 PM
Thanks for the link (and welcome to the forum)!
:+1:
Thank you for the welcome messages! :donut
The ukulele review has added some info here:
http://www.theukulelereview.com/2015/01/26/ukulele-at-namm-2015-day-3/
Maybe they will change the tuners? Collings uses geared peg tuners on their ukuleles, but my Larrivee US-10K stays in tune perfectly with the friction pegs.
Quote from: ragnar_b on January 29, 2015, 08:52:50 AM
Thank you for the welcome messages! :donut
The ukulele review has added some info here:
http://www.theukulelereview.com/2015/01/26/ukulele-at-namm-2015-day-3/
Maybe they will change the tuners? Collings uses geared peg tuners on their ukuleles, but my Larrivee US-10K stays in tune perfectly with the friction pegs.
Thanks for that. They all sound good to me (on my computer). I think I liked the baritone the best though.
Acoustic Guitar has reviewed the UB-40 (interesting choice of name...):
http://www.acousticguitar.com/Gear/Reviews/Pickin-Larrivee-UB-40-Baritone-Ukulele
:coffee :donut
:donut2
Will there be a pickup option?
I'd love to have a Forum Spruce/Rosewood Tenor with black Gotoh UPT tuners. :nana_guitar
:bgrin: This looks like it could fly.
I see this thread has gone dormant but I have just recently became interested in a Uke and would definitely like to
keep the purchase "in the family"!!
I'd be in for a Forum VI in a Koa/Koa or Hog/Hog Tenor!!!
Happy Holidays to you all!!
:cheers
Count me in on a forum Uke!
I do not see this coming together...This forum appears to be... DEAD ...lacking enthusiasm...?
Two posts and you declare this forum dead? :laughin: :wave :donut :donut2 :coffee
I was at Yarnell Place last week and I saw a goodly number of ukes, including a number from that run a long time ago made from that ultra special koa. Those are some verrrrrrrrrry special ukes.