Uncle GroOve

Uncle GroOve - Fine & Fonky Guitars For The Plying Collectro & Enthusiast! +4176 343 61 93, [email protected]
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Nik Huber Guitars in Italy....................... www.huber-italia.net
Nik Huber Dolphin II New, just in!!
One-off, unique, Dolphin II featuring a spectacular "exceptional curly" burl & figured maple top, lightweight curly mahogany body, solid rosewood neck, special 12th fret dolphin inlay, wrparound bridge, 3 way switching with pickup split.... Until July 30th you can still choose gold/nickel hardware, tuners, pickup types, and eventual wood accessories (pickup rings, knobs, etc).
Info to EU residents: guitar will ship from EU, not Switzerland.
Info to Swiss / non EU residents: guitar will be subject to import duties in your country
For more info write or call (+4176 343 61 93 8am-9pm CET)
Uncle GroOve sees the light in 2004 when I quite accidentally purchased a Nik Huber guitar, the one reviewed in the December 2004 edition of Guitar Player. All the pros - musicians or seasoned retail veterans - who played the guitar where just amazed, I can't think of any other words to describe the reaction.Over here (Italy) where I deal Nik's guitars, everybody was just obsessing over the usual three big names, F*, G*, P* . It was just The Thing to do for someone who had some extra cash to pile on a new guitar... buy a limited edition, private stock, custom sock, you-name-it, as long as it had one of the three hallowed logos.Almost 2 years later the collectors and professionals alike are attracted as never before to these instruments, testimony to the quality of Nik Huber's carefully honed handcraft (see the july '06 Tonequest interview).In the meantime things have started to pick up: I'm now dealing Juha Ruokangas' guitars for Italy (www.ruokangas.com) and giving a helping hand to the iconic american builder Saul Koll (www.kollguitars) to expand "over here". A couple of other names are brewing in the pot - but I'll refrain from prononuncing their names until the time is proper.Last but not least I'd like to prop my friend Damian Probett - who goes under the self effacing and very unassuming nickname of "Mouldynudger" in some US forums - who has just begun a career in guitar building (pics up shortly). His designs have an immediate appeal and are both refreshingly new but classic at the same time. Dude, I don't know how you've managed that, but me likes it. Crikey :-) !!Uncle GroOve vede la luce nel 2004, quando per puro caso acquisto una chitarra Nik Huber, quella recensita nel dicembre 2004 da Guitar Player. Tutti i professionisti che la provano - sia turnisti che negozianti - sono strabiliati, non ci sono altre parole per descriverne la reazione Qui in ITalia, dove tratto le chitarre di Nik, tutti erano ossessionati dai soliti tre marchi, F*, G*, P*. Era La Cosa Da Fare per qualcuno che aveva quel genere di disponibilità immediata da spendere su una nuova chitarra... acquistarsi una limited edition, custom shop, private stock, quello che volete, bastava che avesse uno dei tre sacri loghi. Dopo quasi due anni di attività, i professionisti ed i collezionisti sono attirati come non mai da questo genere di strumenti, a testimoniare la qualità del ben rodato lavoro artigianale di Nik Huber (vedi: intervista a Tonequest, luglio 2006). Nel frattempo le cose hanno preso velocità: mi ritrovo a promuovere in Italia le chitarre di Juha Ruokangas (www.ruokangas.com) e sto aiutando l'iconico liutaio statunitense Saul Koll (www.kollguitars.com) ad espandersi al di qua dell'Atlantico. Altri nomi sono pure in arrivo, ma per ill momento non ne pronunciamo il nome sin quando i tempi non sono maturi. Dulcis in fundo, vorrei dare una voce di sostegno al mio amico Damian Probett - che si fa passare con un nickname molto modesto di "Mouldynudger" su alcuni forum USA - che ha appena inaugurato la sua nuova attività di liutaio elettrico (foto in arrivo...). I suoi disegni hanno un che di immediato e riescono ad essere contemporaneamente sia frizzantemente nuovi che tradizionalmente classici. Amico mio, non so proprio come tu ci sia riuscito, però... mi gusta. Mannaggia!!Contact info:
Paul Weber, Cp67, CH6854 S. Pietro, Switzerland
cell. ++4176 343 61 93 (9 am to 9 pm CET)
info at ugroove dot biz
Skype: wpaul63 A big THANKYOU to everybody who has supported my 6-string habit :-) by purchasing stuff from me... Just make your way to www.ugroove.biz and enjoy the goods!
Special thanks (in no "particular" order): all of my family and my very supportive wife (ain't obvious), Nik Huber, Harry Haeussel, Juha Ruokangas, Saul Koll, Damian Probett, GBL (Carlo Landini & Marcello), Claudio Pagelli (pagelli.com - check him out!) Igor Marchi, Luca Friso, Accordo.it, Doando, Rick "FIGA" Fornasero, Moooolina (e la Hamer dov'è?!?), Zizze Glen & Tope, Michele Ancis!!, Maurizio Mora, Marco Livio, Paolo Agostinone & Kaori & Riuichi!, MaxDeboraMattyVero, Jonathan Veronica MorganaMarilùMilla, MarinoMalacarne & PatrizzziaGirolmetti, Sasha & Gere!, Luca Ballestreri & Barbara & Gu :-), Alberto Postogna, Mauro "Plato" Merula, Herr Elijas MendOza!, Max Pontrelli @ Cris Music, Stefano Sguario (Mezzanota), Bob WILLCUTT (The Man - willcuttguitars.com), the Mod Crew over at TGP, all the forumites at nikhuberfanclub.com, hamerfanclub.com, Gearpage, Accordo.it (Jurgen, Frank Vaaaaarano!, Boogiebeppe, Robyx, Mozz, Masotti, L27, AlecB, the_song_is_over, Minguccccio, Alè Pasqual :-), Asbel77, Marms....the list is long...), the crew @ nowal.it (Bad Car Stereo Modderfokkers!!! u guys rock!) - W&F&D&A...
Very Special Thanx: to his Holiness Tenzin Gyatso - 14th Dalay Lama, and to any God who will eventually manage to get humankind to cease all form of senseless violence and instill some form of survival of the species - Man won't last forever as the things are going nowadays.
One day I'll have the time to complete this list to "almost 100%" ... my apologies to those who aren't mentioned (yet) , you do know that my best wishes are always with you...
Haeussel pickups are back in stock - also nickel covered.
$ friendly prices, please enquire.
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