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mini lap, 18" scale
Posted: 9 Dec 2012 6:34 am
by Ron Victoria
I happened to see this on Ebay and was curious if anyone here played something that short?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251196770635?ru ... 26_rdc%3D1
ron
Posted: 9 Dec 2012 7:25 am
by Blake Hawkins
Ron,
Never saw one of those. However I started on a Teisco which had a 19" scale.
I still have one of the same model. It plays OK but does not have much sustain above the 12th fret.
Blake
Posted: 9 Dec 2012 1:48 pm
by Manfred Nabinger
Some years ago I discovered the ukulele as a slide instrument. Now I play 14" scale instruments bottleneck style and lap steel style.
Here are some recordings (tape recorder, low-fi-microphone, cheap chinese soprano ukuele):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StsCv9fKhf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axsd1a5h1Uk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4gHbtYQvS4
And a 19" scale Hilo here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00-sIu0lUY0
Posted: 9 Dec 2012 2:44 pm
by Kekoa Blanchet
Looks like they took an Ashbory bass, swapped out the tuners (adding two more), added a nut riser, a new bridge, and a humbucker pickup. An interesting idea. Is that wire hanging off the side the output from the pickup?
Posted: 9 Dec 2012 3:36 pm
by James Kerr
You didn't tell us about the Girls Manfred.
James.
Posted: 10 Dec 2012 8:48 am
by Manfred Nabinger
< You didn't tell us about the Girls Manfred >
Sorry, James.
But most people discover them
after listening to one or two slide
ukulele songs.