Post #367265 by Dr. Zarkov on Sun, Mar 16, 2008 2:15 PM

I have a couple of recommendations. If you take a look at the pictures I recently posted of my home Tiki Lounge (See http://www.flickr.com/photos/drzarkov/ or for the pictures with a longish introductory text: http://www.geocities.com/regopit/index.htm posted on the MD-DC-VA Tiki Board), there are a number of pictures with my uke collection in them. In Photo No. 22 on the Flickr site, the one on the far right of the fireplace is an Ovation electric that actually has a beautiful sound even when not plugged in. IT may surprise you, but the best sounding (at least to my ears) is the cigar box uke on the far left. I bought it on Ebay but it was made by this guy: http://homepage.mac.com/bjagitsch/PhotoAlbum63.html He custom makes them to order, too.

As you can tell from the proliferation of toy ukes (including an Arthur Godfrey Flamingo) and el cheapos, I'm not an expert player -- I bought my ukes primarily to serve as decorations, including the long-necked surfer ukes in the hallway.