Another beauty from Phil’s workshop! From the side I’d be fooled into thinking it was an original from the 20’s!

Thanks Andy! I’m looking to buy a similar uke as my first, and after umm-ing and ah-ing about whether or not to go for one with a resonator or not, I have a newbie question: Is it possible to simply remove the resonator and play this type of banjulele open backed?

This is a great statement video because it proves one thing, it's the typical *Workman, poor, and and Blame, and not in that order BTW that shows when you've got the best uke Banjo player in the world he makes it sound as good as the real McCoy. The amount, and I think I'm a not alone ere, but £ you waste, I and I called it 'Chasing sound with the pound ", Bernard young wasn't exactly known for his array of chords and songs he performed, but he was spot on about new ukes, new Vellums, they need to settle and it can take months for any new uke, be it one of Phils, D Barnes etc to have their own distinctive sound. I've heard 2 Greenfield Abbotts as good as the real thing, but thanks Andy, I mean when the conventions start there should be a stage full of better players rather than empty wood polish cans 😁, I always wonder BTW, if Ludwig or Gibson ever made from old blueprints the LUDWIG Crown, which are about £1250 A Letter in Value now, and the Ubs,,,, somehow, I don't because of todays clarity in sound, and like Wine, those ukes got better with age. Great video m8