< $200 Soprano with Traditional Hawaiian Sound ?

[DJ Mango]

KoAlana ? Islander ? Leolani ? , others ??
Which < $200 Soprano comes closest to what you think of as traditional Hawaiian sound ?

 

[merlin666]

Traditional Hawaiian sound comes more from playing style than from instrument used. If you are serious and hardcore about you need to get a custom build from Hawaiian luthier guild, or buy an old Hawaiian uke where the fretboard did not overlap the soundboard but was flush. And of course only use gut strings.

 

[achutch3]

Any soprano Canadian tuned. Mahogany if possible.

 

[chris667]

At that price, you are best buying used.

 

[SoCal16.1]

I recently bought a solid hog Ohana long neck soprano for well under 2 hun with a very sweet and mellow tone.

 

[vcs700s]

Ohana SK-38. Mim will set you up, literally.

 

[SoCal16.1]

Ohana SK-38. Mim will set you up, literally.

that‘s the one I got! Set up nicely and plays great! I think it’s a good value.

 

[DJ Mango]

Try black nylon strings on a $50 or less uke that has a good set-up down on it. You probably don't need to spend even $100, maybe just around $50 plus a set-up cost.

Work on fretting technique as well. You can change the sound by how you fret.

Thank you !

 

[PeteyHoudini]

I have black nylon strings on my Kamaka.