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Cigar Box Ukulele ~ 1920's Remake of a Kamaka Style Tenor Homemade Uke
Estimated price for orientation: 735 $
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Description Brand: Red Dog Ukulele Ukulele Type: Tenor Body Material: Las Palmas Cigar Box Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Model: Tenor UPC: Does not apply
I am a big fan of Kamaka and I just love the history of how people made ukuleles out of old cigar boxes. He was the master and in building this uke I wanted to both learn from him by studying his work and try my hand at building ukes myself.
This is one of the photos that has inspired a new Era in building for me....It's Sam Kamaka Jr. with a cigar box ukulele! How cool does this look??? ( and no, this is not the uke for sale!) This is a 17 inch scale Tenor Ukulele. In building this ukulele, I have given it a well worn finish, yet it is absolutely smooth. It takes many hours of painting and blending to give it a patina that is both realistic and satin smooth. Further more this is a really comfortable instrument to hold as well as play.
This ukulele will give the owner a lifetime of happiness, it's made to play, this is not a novelty instrument. It is a ready to record and is fully playable instrument.I don't like to make big claims, so watch this video below and listen, it's either for you or not, You can here it and see if its something you would even like?Watch this video
Well, ebay is full of sellers selling hot air and over selling goods imported from some random wearhouse from a far off land. I do not want to join those ranks. This is made with both history and pride of American roots music.Here is the video on how it's made, as well as the cost. This Uke took 9 days to build and a total cost of 76 dollars.
If you love vintage Ukuleles and American Music and it's unique history, you will cherish this super fun to play ukulele. If you have any questions, email me or better yet pickup the phone and call me! John 1-775-440-1127. Homemade Ukuleles became really popular in the 1920's during the Uke and Flapper Craze.I have a website with many historical photos with them.If you would be interested in learning more about the cigar box ukulele you can Google "Red Dog Guitars" or the "Cigar Box Guitar Museum"
This uke is so much fun to play, isn't that what its all about??
Shipping ANYWHERE in the World $35 - Because of the investment in time I put into my work, I will insure and ship this Ukulele to you and in return you can meet me at a pre set and fair price of Thirty Five dollars. No matter where you live....From any Hometown USA to The ARTIC CIRCLE or even as far away as The DEEP CONGO, it's the same $35 US dollars. Mailed Airmail and insured 7 to 12 days.You have a house? I will get it there for $35 even Steven, Anywhere in the world, Yes that means ANYWHERE on Planet Earth for just $35Still here? .....Would you like to learn more about the history of the cigar box guitar?
Well, what is a Cigar Box Guitar? The truth is, in the South it's common to hear stories that B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins and all those other old-time blues guys started playing guitar on a cigar box guitar. Not many people who follow Blues and Country music know this, but many famous Bluesmen and Country singers started their career on a simple homemade cigar box guitar. One reason most Blues and Country music has such a distinctive sound is because it was derived off of music made on these simple instruments. The precursor to the cigar box guitar as an instrument was the diddly-bow. It was a one stringed instrument where the player would take a Coke bottle or Rum bottle neck and run it up and down a string while plucking the opposite end of the string to achieve the tone they where after. These basic "guitars" didn't have frets and this crude form of guitar playing is what melded into the form of slide guitar were familiar with today. That is what is thought to be the creation of slide guitar in the "Southern Delta." From Son House, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters to Elmore James, they were all influenced in some way by these early homemade instruments following along in their career as slide guitar players. That's where the blues and slide guitar truly started at. On those plantations and cotton fields, homemade guitars and 'field hollerin' went hand in hand. Blues players didn't play Gibsons or Martins, they couldn't afford them!During the 1930's,
Description
| Brand: | Red Dog Ukulele | Ukulele Type: | Tenor |
| Body Material: | Las Palmas Cigar Box | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
| Model: | Tenor | UPC: | Does not apply |
I am a big fan of Kamaka and I just love the history of how people made ukuleles out of old cigar boxes. He was the master and in building this uke I wanted to both learn from him by studying his work and try my hand at building ukes myself.
This is one of the photos that has inspired a new Era in building for me....It's Sam Kamaka Jr. with a cigar box ukulele! How cool does this look??? ( and no, this is not the uke for sale!) This is a 17 inch scale Tenor Ukulele. In building this ukulele, I have given it a well worn finish, yet it is absolutely smooth. It takes many hours of painting and blending to give it a patina that is both realistic and satin smooth. Further more this is a really comfortable instrument to hold as well as play.
This ukulele will give the owner a lifetime of happiness, it's made to play, this is not a novelty instrument. It is a ready to record and is fully playable instrument.I don't like to make big claims, so watch this video below and listen, it's either for you or not, You can here it and see if its something you would even like?Watch this video
Well, ebay is full of sellers selling hot air and over selling goods imported from some random wearhouse from a far off land. I do not want to join those ranks. This is made with both history and pride of American roots music.Here is the video on how it's made, as well as the cost. This Uke took 9 days to build and a total cost of 76 dollars.
If you love vintage Ukuleles and American Music and it's unique history, you will cherish this super fun to play ukulele. If you have any questions, email me or better yet pickup the phone and call me! John 1-775-440-1127. Homemade Ukuleles became really popular in the 1920's during the Uke and Flapper Craze.I have a website with many historical photos with them.If you would be interested in learning more about the cigar box ukulele you can Google "Red Dog Guitars" or the "Cigar Box Guitar Museum"
This uke is so much fun to play, isn't that what its all about??
Shipping ANYWHERE in the World $35 - Because of the investment in time I put into my work, I will insure and ship this Ukulele to you and in return you can meet me at a pre set and fair price of Thirty Five dollars. No matter where you live....From any Hometown USA to The ARTIC CIRCLE or even as far away as The DEEP CONGO, it's the same $35 US dollars. Mailed Airmail and insured 7 to 12 days.You have a house? I will get it there for $35 even Steven, Anywhere in the world, Yes that means ANYWHERE on Planet Earth for just $35Still here? .....Would you like to learn more about the history of the cigar box guitar?
Well, what is a Cigar Box Guitar? The truth is, in the South it's common to hear stories that B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins and all those other old-time blues guys started playing guitar on a cigar box guitar. Not many people who follow Blues and Country music know this, but many famous Bluesmen and Country singers started their career on a simple homemade cigar box guitar. One reason most Blues and Country music has such a distinctive sound is because it was derived off of music made on these simple instruments. The precursor to the cigar box guitar as an instrument was the diddly-bow. It was a one stringed instrument where the player would take a Coke bottle or Rum bottle neck and run it up and down a string while plucking the opposite end of the string to achieve the tone they where after. These basic "guitars" didn't have frets and this crude form of guitar playing is what melded into the form of slide guitar were familiar with today. That is what is thought to be the creation of slide guitar in the "Southern Delta." From Son House, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters to Elmore James, they were all influenced in some way by these early homemade instruments following along in their career as slide guitar players. That's where the blues and slide guitar truly started at. On those plantations and cotton fields, homemade guitars and 'field hollerin' went hand in hand. Blues players didn't play Gibsons or Martins, they couldn't afford them!During the 1930's,
This is one of the photos that has inspired a new Era in building for me....It's Sam Kamaka Jr. with a cigar box ukulele! How cool does this look??? ( and no, this is not the uke for sale!) This is a 17 inch scale Tenor Ukulele. In building this ukulele, I have given it a well worn finish, yet it is absolutely smooth. It takes many hours of painting and blending to give it a patina that is both realistic and satin smooth. Further more this is a really comfortable instrument to hold as well as play.
This ukulele will give the owner a lifetime of happiness, it's made to play, this is not a novelty instrument. It is a ready to record and is fully playable instrument.I don't like to make big claims, so watch this video below and listen, it's either for you or not, You can here it and see if its something you would even like?Watch this video
Well, ebay is full of sellers selling hot air and over selling goods imported from some random wearhouse from a far off land. I do not want to join those ranks. This is made with both history and pride of American roots music.Here is the video on how it's made, as well as the cost. This Uke took 9 days to build and a total cost of 76 dollars.
If you love vintage Ukuleles and American Music and it's unique history, you will cherish this super fun to play ukulele. If you have any questions, email me or better yet pickup the phone and call me! John 1-775-440-1127. Homemade Ukuleles became really popular in the 1920's during the Uke and Flapper Craze.I have a website with many historical photos with them.If you would be interested in learning more about the cigar box ukulele you can Google "Red Dog Guitars" or the "Cigar Box Guitar Museum"
This uke is so much fun to play, isn't that what its all about??
Shipping ANYWHERE in the World $35 - Because of the investment in time I put into my work, I will insure and ship this Ukulele to you and in return you can meet me at a pre set and fair price of Thirty Five dollars. No matter where you live....From any Hometown USA to The ARTIC CIRCLE or even as far away as The DEEP CONGO, it's the same $35 US dollars. Mailed Airmail and insured 7 to 12 days.You have a house? I will get it there for $35 even Steven, Anywhere in the world, Yes that means ANYWHERE on Planet Earth for just $35Still here? .....Would you like to learn more about the history of the cigar box guitar?
Well, what is a Cigar Box Guitar? The truth is, in the South it's common to hear stories that B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins and all those other old-time blues guys started playing guitar on a cigar box guitar. Not many people who follow Blues and Country music know this, but many famous Bluesmen and Country singers started their career on a simple homemade cigar box guitar. One reason most Blues and Country music has such a distinctive sound is because it was derived off of music made on these simple instruments. The precursor to the cigar box guitar as an instrument was the diddly-bow. It was a one stringed instrument where the player would take a Coke bottle or Rum bottle neck and run it up and down a string while plucking the opposite end of the string to achieve the tone they where after. These basic "guitars" didn't have frets and this crude form of guitar playing is what melded into the form of slide guitar were familiar with today. That is what is thought to be the creation of slide guitar in the "Southern Delta." From Son House, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters to Elmore James, they were all influenced in some way by these early homemade instruments following along in their career as slide guitar players. That's where the blues and slide guitar truly started at. On those plantations and cotton fields, homemade guitars and 'field hollerin' went hand in hand. Blues players didn't play Gibsons or Martins, they couldn't afford them!During the 1930's,