pepe romero jr’s tiny ukuleles have a very distinct look – when you see one there is no second thought about the brand. somehow they seem to attempt to get the maximum sound out of minimum size, kind of opposite to all the longneck ukuleles out there. the stc model is actually a 3-in-1 ukulele:…
continue readingortega standard soprano case oucstd-so
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….
continue readingflight wus-3 mah soprano
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…
continue readingkinsman kus10 soprano hardcase
need some more protection than just a gigbag and don’t want to spend a fortune? then this might be for you….
continue readingflight travel series soprano (tus35, tus50)
it’s been quite a while since my last post in this category, but finally it is about time. more or less by coincidence i got my hands on two flight ukuleles which got quite positive reviews in the past. both are from their so called “travel series” which features a lot of sturdy abs plastic…
continue readingmakala waterman soprano
a quick and easy replacement for the koki’o after the top and bridge started bending under the string tension. at that price point i really did not care about getting a replacement, i simply wrote it off. technically both are on par, most of the things i wrote about the kokio are valid for the…
continue readingfirefly walnut soprano
after i had the chance to play a real banjolele i somehow got hooked by the banjo sound and started looking a bit closer at banjo ukuleles and prices. the market is rather small so it doesn’t take long to find the firefly incl. lots of positive reviews. to cut a long story short: i…
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