bamboo is technically a sort of grass – and not exactly the first material to come to one’s mind when thinking about ukuleles. in contrast to (most of) the more traditional tonewoods, bamboo is definitely sustainable, it grows fast and in vast amounts all over the planet. the downside of grass is the lack of…
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specifications top, back and sides: made “with hand-selected, hawaiian koa harvested on the big island of hawaii.” – in plain words: laminate koa , outer layer is koa, the rest some other tonewood. binding/trim: maple with some white and black accents neck: mahogany (3 pieces) fretboard: rosewood, 19 frets, fretboard and side markers on 5,…
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it’s about time to explore the lower end of the musical scale below the usual ukulele sound. fortunately the people at kala music set up the ubass line some years ago, basically combinig a baritone ukulele with a little magic and some special thick polyurethane bass strings. i was always tempted of checking out bass…
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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…
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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