made in japan in very limited numbers from only the highest grade hawaiian koa this ukulele looks almost to good to be played, even though the sound and playability really match the appearance. despite what the logo says they only started building ukuleles in 1957 and since then “kiwaya ukuleles are built as light as…
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one of those unnecessary necessities i always wanted: a portable mini amplifier for all occasions, battery powered and small enough to fit in a gigbag or whatever – and not breaking the bank. the friendly folks from ukesupply.de announced it on facebook and an hour later i had already placed my order. the factory specs…
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before i saw this instrument in a review on gotaukulele.com i did not even know 8-strings existed in concert scale. i love my pono, but i still struggle with the tenor scale every now and then. so the combination of 8-string sound with my preferred concert scale sounds almost too good to be true. noah…
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brexit has put a customs border between some well-known british ukulele suppliers and many of their customers – as a result, many people now have to consider customs duties when buying stuff from the uk. as a rule of thumb one could add ~25% to the foreign invoice amount equivalent in € for all charges….
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