Introduction from a 4 stringer.

[bazmaz]

@MT Guru - thank you!

@dunnp - Yes!! I recently visited the Timple museum in the canaries and ended up buying one. Following links may be of interest.

http://www.gotaukulele.com/2012/03/visi ... imple.html

http://www.gotaukulele.com/2012/03/cana ... eview.html

[dunnp]

My first timple was the same model as yours bazmaz , same maker as well. I sent that one to a pal in the US. I aslo had an Aria made one.
I never went to the timple museo despite living there for nearly four years.
The one I play now the De La Fuenta was made in Tias and has a longer scale and frets right to the soundhole. It is a concert model.
Did we ever meet? There was a uke player at the session I ran once at the Harp Bar in Puerto Del Carmen?
If youre ever looking again there is a shop selling very high quality Timples in Arrecife. well there are a few shops but one hias the best timples and a wide selection. its also very hard to find.

To me the extra string just makes it so much more interesting as a melody instrument but I still find it to limiting for instrumental Irish music but fine for songs.

Still working on some pictures.

Patrick

[bazmaz]

Not played uke on Lanzarote Patrick, so can't have met.

Yes, that is a basic one I bought, but I did visit the workshop where he makes them in the heart of Teguise.

I upgraded the tuners, and put some Worth strings on it. I love the way it sounds!

[dunnp]

Some effective timple celta:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5y9JVQMAfTE

One of the most famous timple players Jose Antonio Ramos took the timple to all kinds of traditions before his passing including musica celta.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qRtqdyROWlA