The Beansprout Owners Thread
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i am steadily building a list of models built that interest me. I was thinking an alto and every once in a while the thought of a nice tenor pops up!Looks like you guys will get August 2024 build slots. You'll most likely hear from them in June sometime to finalize details.
I have a baritone coming in April and we squared away the details in January. Very easy to work with Aaron and Nicole.
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There's a nice Beansprout tenor on Reverb right now: https://reverb.com/item/78826536-beansprout-tenor-ukulele
Nice but I think his price is on the high side for a used instrument.
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You're most likely correct Larry. Looks something like a 20% discount from what you'd pay now for Aaron to build a new one like it?
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The pickup and the custom purfling add some. I paid just under two grand for mine with a pickup installed. That one's still a great instrument and would be a nice addition to someone's stable.
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I think I paid just over $2K in October for mine with the pickup and he recently raised his prices. I’m waiting to see what my master grade Myrtle baritone with K&K will be when he finishes it this month! I ordered back in October.
That's going to be an awesome uke!
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Besides the Kingdom Era Tenor there is a very nice traditional Beansprout tenor also for sale on the website. It's made of "Toon" which Aaron explains here along with the usual pictures and video:
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#885- Toon (Australian Cedar) Tenor Ukulele — Beansprout Musical Instruments
Toon is an Australian wood that is an invasive species in Hawaii. I was given some by Casey, one of the caretakers of Ho’oulu ‘Āina , a 100 acre nature preserve dedicated to food, medicine, housing and community on Oahu. Toon is also called Australian Cedar or Australian Mahogany and I think it w
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I’m yearning to play a tune on that Toon
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Well, I just got word that my baritone is finished. Looking forward to getting it in my hands but here's a preview from Aaron.
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Love the GCEA tuning on a bari! Lovely instrument. Congratulations!
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There’s a Beansprout Alto on Reverb right now.
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Beansprout #827 Spruce and Myrtle Alto 2023 | Reverb
I’m the 2nd owner, this is very clean!! From the original owners post, cause I couldn’t have said it better myself:“One-piece Sitka Spruce top from a Canadian drift log. Curly Myrtleback and sides from the Oregon coast. Maple binding. Spanish cedarneck from a retired builder. Grafted Pistachio f...
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thats a nice instrument! #827 is what I a looking forThere’s a Beansprout Alto on Reverb right now.
Beansprout #827 Spruce and Myrtle Alto 2023 | Reverb
I’m the 2nd owner, this is very clean!! From the original owners post, cause I couldn’t have said it better myself:“One-piece Sitka Spruce top from a Canadian drift log. Curly Myrtleback and sides from the Oregon coast. Maple binding. Spanish cedarneck from a retired builder. Grafted Pistachio f...
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There's also a Beansprout Alto number 804, Aloha City
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Beansprout Curly Myrtle Concert Ukulele w/Case - Pre-Loved
UKULELE-Amazing concert ukulele from Collings here. The UC1 is Collings style-1 mahogany concert ukulele. Built with the same quality construction as their higher-en
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