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OH...MY...KISS!!!
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Sometimes I'm not in the mood to play Over The Rainbow.
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Ukedecks
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Electric Uke!
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Danelectro Inspired
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I have way to many favorites.
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"Little Johnny" is cemetery hopping this week and his big brother is showing him around one of the graveyards.He's carved from poplar with ukulele tuners,brass tailpiece ,and bone nut and bridge. A tenor scale slider just right for this time of year !
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O.K. one more for Uketoberfest
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17" scale with low g tuning. Antique box, cherry neck and fret board. Bracing in box, to withstand metal strings. Walnut bridge and bone saddle with piezo rod under saddle. String ferrules are pop rivets.
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