one of a limited series to commemorate the 25th anniversary of koaloha. based on their famous ktm-00 with a few birthday upgrades. it features the special koaloha bracing on the inside of a carefully selected premium koa body with ebony bridge, fretboard and headstock plate – simple and classy in a flawless high gloss finish.
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in this post i concentrate on string fixing only – a common challenge during string change. this is how i do it, feel free to add your method in the comments.
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i‘m still was in the market for a soprano hardcase which doesn’t break the bank and yet fits nicely. after the kinsman seemed too big i gave the ortega case a try… it looks pretty similar from the outside – after all it is just another black standard soprano hardcase, so what would you expect….
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after falling in love with the ct-12 micro headstock tuner i thought it would be about time to have a look at the soundhole version and how that one fits to my ukuleles. note that ct-15 is the “standard” (guitar) version of the micro soundhole tuner, d’addario also have a dedicated ukulele version, the pw-ct-22….
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flight ukulele have produced a limited run of only 50 of these ukuleles made in hawaii; at the same time they made another ten from koa (model wus-4). one of the fifty mahoganys made it to me – and i was pleasantly surprised. i’ve read some high praise, statements like “i never expected this instrument…
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need some more protection than just a gigbag and don’t want to spend a fortune? then this might be for you….
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ukulele reduced as much as possible: this one is merely a fretboard with strings in concert scale built at minimum overall length. specifications body, neck: all maple, satin finish no fingerboard, frets are mounted directly on the neck; 15 frets with dot and side markers on 3, 5, 7, 10, 12 and 15 bridge: steel…
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