as already said elsewhere, this blog is was hosted at one.com. i don’t even remember how i found them, but they offered fast and reliable hosting in europe with no fuzz at all. and the first year is free. enough reason to try them. not that i am unhappy with my other hosting providers, i…
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kala travel soprano (special edition)
official model is ka-sstu-fmcp: kala spruce soprano travel ukulele – flamed maple compass small, flat, yet surprisingly loud. solid spruce top, flamed maple (laminated) back and sides. closed geared tuners and an embedded compass in the headstock – after all it is a travel ukulele 😉 came with the usual aquila strings which i didn’t…
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mainland mahogany classic
good stuff assembled in usa. “simply beautiful” edition concert size, solid mahogany all over, rosewood fretboard and bridge, slotted headstock like a guitar – and feels amazingly light with only 504g. my first glossy one. no other bling though; the regular edition comes with a nice rope binding on body and around the soundhole. worth…
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flea m-42
a real beater ukulele made in usa: body and fretboard made from plastic, maple neck, thin (1.5mm) 3-layer laminate soundboard. seems to be almost indestructible and weighs 486g. the green colour is for a private reason… came with aquila nylgut strings which i soon replaced with ken middleton’s excellent living water strings. i don’t really…
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ukuMele acacia concert I
built in the same factory as koa pili koko somewhere in asia these ukuleles are sold by a small german online merchant under the brand name “ukuMele”. i got one of the very first series, still labelled as koa pili koko on the inside and headstock. the branding on the headstock was removed in the…
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makala dolphin
another beater uke, almost a “must have”. really a fun instrument with laminated top and moulded abs body. comes in almost any color (this one is candy apple red – a bright sparkling red) and is an amazing lot of bang for the buck. unfortunately not all makala dolphins are equally enjoyable – some need…
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kala concert ka-c
the basic entry level kala concert ukulele: laminated mahogany, satin finish and a white binding for the looks. came with aquila strings, lived with low-g living water strings for longer sustain and fuller sound. actually my second ukulele, sold it some time ago.
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