johnson430
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Great news.
Although I have had the uke for about a month, I thought I was going to have to sell it. But...
My wife told me that because we already spent the money on the Pono MTD and I just recently paid off all her credit card debt that I can keep the uke if I want.
I will post a sound sample soon, as I am waiting on some PHD high G strings to be delivered. I have J71's on there now.
I never though she would allow this.
So happy.
The reason I got such a good deal(see close up photos):
It is a used Pono MTD, purchased by the original owner in April of 2014 from Mim's Ukes, and played almost daily for a year and half. It was sent to a professional luthier for all work done on the uke.
There are a few marks in the gloss near the bridge where some strings have scratched the surface during re-stringing or maybe even a string breaking and some small indentations show in a few places in the gloss on the soundboard. Which is similar to the marks I get on my gloss finished classical guitar but not on my satin/matte finished mango tenor.
The sound: I will let a sound sample settle that.
Perhaps I will do a recording of the J71's and the PHD's.
All in all it is in great condition and came with:
A lowered saddle(see photo); although, I recently purchased a new saddle from Kevin at HMS and returned it to a higher position.
A uke crazy case.
A strap and strap button.
I am also using the $1 Reverb tuner. Awesome score.
***SOUND SAMPLE ADDED:
D'addario J71 strings
https://soundcloud.com/jasonbjohnson/daddario-j71-stringspono-mtd-uke-sound-sample
Although I have had the uke for about a month, I thought I was going to have to sell it. But...
My wife told me that because we already spent the money on the Pono MTD and I just recently paid off all her credit card debt that I can keep the uke if I want.
I will post a sound sample soon, as I am waiting on some PHD high G strings to be delivered. I have J71's on there now.
I never though she would allow this.
So happy.
The reason I got such a good deal(see close up photos):
It is a used Pono MTD, purchased by the original owner in April of 2014 from Mim's Ukes, and played almost daily for a year and half. It was sent to a professional luthier for all work done on the uke.
There are a few marks in the gloss near the bridge where some strings have scratched the surface during re-stringing or maybe even a string breaking and some small indentations show in a few places in the gloss on the soundboard. Which is similar to the marks I get on my gloss finished classical guitar but not on my satin/matte finished mango tenor.
The sound: I will let a sound sample settle that.
Perhaps I will do a recording of the J71's and the PHD's.
All in all it is in great condition and came with:
A lowered saddle(see photo); although, I recently purchased a new saddle from Kevin at HMS and returned it to a higher position.
A uke crazy case.
A strap and strap button.
I am also using the $1 Reverb tuner. Awesome score.
***SOUND SAMPLE ADDED:
D'addario J71 strings
https://soundcloud.com/jasonbjohnson/daddario-j71-stringspono-mtd-uke-sound-sample
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