pdxuke
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It's here!
Me like, mostly!
A couple of haggles:
The "rosette" decal(?) is uneven, slightly. It bothers me,(see photo at about 11 o'clock) but what the heck.
The snow white pegs seem out of place with the yellowed binding. I have half a mind to soak some pings I have in tea and see if I can ivory them up!
But these are little things.
They come with Aquila strings, which are going through the normal, horrible break in period. (Is it my imagination or do Martin fluro strings hold their tuning sooner?)
Much has been discussed about the tone of the SK35 and this 38. People seem to think it's about the same. I hear a difference, and here's my logic:
I have Martins on the SK35. It is supposed to make the sound more mellow over the bright Aquilas. I like the Martins very much, especially the feel of them.
But the 38, with Aquilas, is not brighter; it sounds warmer, which I would not expect. It will be very interesting to see if Martins on both instruments make it sound as different as it does now.
I think Ohana did a very nice job on these, at a great price. The tone is very rich--vintage sounding! As a self proclaimed Museum of Mahogany, I really am happy this is in my permanent collection!
As soon as strings settle, I'll record a song. Working on BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE.
Me like, mostly!
A couple of haggles:
The "rosette" decal(?) is uneven, slightly. It bothers me,(see photo at about 11 o'clock) but what the heck.
The snow white pegs seem out of place with the yellowed binding. I have half a mind to soak some pings I have in tea and see if I can ivory them up!
But these are little things.
They come with Aquila strings, which are going through the normal, horrible break in period. (Is it my imagination or do Martin fluro strings hold their tuning sooner?)
Much has been discussed about the tone of the SK35 and this 38. People seem to think it's about the same. I hear a difference, and here's my logic:
I have Martins on the SK35. It is supposed to make the sound more mellow over the bright Aquilas. I like the Martins very much, especially the feel of them.
But the 38, with Aquilas, is not brighter; it sounds warmer, which I would not expect. It will be very interesting to see if Martins on both instruments make it sound as different as it does now.
I think Ohana did a very nice job on these, at a great price. The tone is very rich--vintage sounding! As a self proclaimed Museum of Mahogany, I really am happy this is in my permanent collection!
As soon as strings settle, I'll record a song. Working on BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE.
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