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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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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