definitely a piece of high-tech, engineered and produced in usa. the folks at blackbird really spent some thoughts on that one and came up with great engineering and sound without using a single bit of wood and still sustainable. from a price point this is significantly above middle class: rsp 1295 usd plus shipping. not…
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uas kicked in badly when i saw this beauty for sale… specifications body: all solid (curly) koa, bookmatched back and sides binding/trim: (faux) tortoise and mahogany/maple rope style neck: mahogany (2 pieces) fretboard: ebony, black binding, 20 frets (14 to body), fretboard and side markers on 5, 7, 10 and 12 bridge: ebony nut and…
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of course a real mango ukulele does not look like the mockup header image. in fact it looks a lot better as you can see below. when i saw the first pictures of the mango fretboard this ukulele had me – what an eye-catcher compared to the usual dark rosewood fretboards. i love grain patterns…
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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…
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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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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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