Iulia
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That's really funny, I was just thinking this morning I wonder if they make outdoor guitars like the plastic ukes and there we go, answer supplied
Orca sound sample was posted in 2015 on the website? It's been two years so maybe we shouldn't hold our breathe for it?
I'm hoping the Klos Uke pans out. I would love to have a carbon fiber Uke under $500 considering the Klos guitar is $599...
That's really funny, I was just thinking this morning I wonder if they make outdoor guitars like the plastic ukes and there we go, answer supplied
I'm hoping for the same thing. I think a $500 carbon fiber tenor uke (admittedly with a wood neck) could be a big seller.
Besley I just wanted to say thank you for starting this thread. I had signed up as an interested party when you mentioned it. I received notification this morning about the upcoming release. I asked if a radius fretboard will be available and am awaiting a reply. That will be the only deal breaker for me if it is not available but thanks again for informing us of this company
I hadn't thought to ask about a radius on the neck, but I did get this in reply just today. I encouraged them to make strap buttons available.
"We're thinking we will make strap buttons an optional upgrade since many leisure players do not play uke with the strap pins.......mahogany neck and blackwood fretboard and bridge. Nut width is 1 3/8"..."
........I would be more interested if it was built to cut down absorption of sunlight so it wont get boiling hot in summer, and if it was all non-wood that wont warp when it gets hot. But the market for the product is North America, so I don't expect to see any versions which are made for any other parts of the planet.
So who is looking at adding any of the options to their Klos? This will be my first Tenor size and I currently do not have strap bottons on my concert or soprano. I was also curious what everyone was thinking about the stiffing rods for the neck.
Sean
I would suggest going with strap pins on a tenor size. If you don't feel you need them they won't really be in the way - but if you do, they would be a bit harder to add later than as with a wood guitar. That's because they need to be through bolted, not just screwed in. (Just about everyone in my club who plays a tenor uses a strap.) As for the stiffening rods, it's probably unnecessary, but I plan to add them just because it seems as if it would help make the uke a bit more rugged, and could help make up for the neck being wood a bit - especially since there isn't a truss rod. I'm still a bit confused about just when we add the upgrade options, but I was told in an email that it would be after the campaign had ended.