sam13
Well-known member
Hey All,
I have been selfish. Yup.
Kept this beauty to myself for a few weeks ... but I have to share my love of Pono and its Pro Classic series. I can't get enough of it.
I have a NUD: Inga (a take off of Engelmann Spruce Top) is a RTSH Spruce top. The quality, the finishes and to tone are exceptional.
So good that even as a 2nd ... and I can't really find out what might make a 2nd ... it is now my favourite instrument on tone alone. I was a total cedar convert but have been fully convinced that for me Spruce is the way to go.
It is warm, and yet there is a brightness to it that has so many overtones to it that I can't put it down! And I have an Cedar/Ebony Macassar with SC low G, which is a sweet deal on its own. It is that special tonally.
It has a tremendous chocolate brown Redwood and the contrast with the Spruce top is sweet.
My Cedar/Rosewood PhD high g strings in case I want to be heard at the uke jam.
I have it strung with medium tension low wound G South Coast and will be looking to get another set but with a wound 3rd and 4th.
I would also like to mention Kilin Reese who was superb to work with in this purchase. When he was at Pono for some repair work, he looked through a bunch of boxes in a new shipment and found this exceptional deal.
Did I say I love the tone?
I completely trust him and would recommend him whether to work a trade, repair or new purchase. He has worked with Pono for years and now is on his own (KR String Instrument Repair in Hawaii).
This uke continues to bring me pleasure. It will be a keeper.
I have been selfish. Yup.
Kept this beauty to myself for a few weeks ... but I have to share my love of Pono and its Pro Classic series. I can't get enough of it.
I have a NUD: Inga (a take off of Engelmann Spruce Top) is a RTSH Spruce top. The quality, the finishes and to tone are exceptional.
So good that even as a 2nd ... and I can't really find out what might make a 2nd ... it is now my favourite instrument on tone alone. I was a total cedar convert but have been fully convinced that for me Spruce is the way to go.
It is warm, and yet there is a brightness to it that has so many overtones to it that I can't put it down! And I have an Cedar/Ebony Macassar with SC low G, which is a sweet deal on its own. It is that special tonally.
It has a tremendous chocolate brown Redwood and the contrast with the Spruce top is sweet.
My Cedar/Rosewood PhD high g strings in case I want to be heard at the uke jam.
I have it strung with medium tension low wound G South Coast and will be looking to get another set but with a wound 3rd and 4th.
I would also like to mention Kilin Reese who was superb to work with in this purchase. When he was at Pono for some repair work, he looked through a bunch of boxes in a new shipment and found this exceptional deal.
Did I say I love the tone?
I completely trust him and would recommend him whether to work a trade, repair or new purchase. He has worked with Pono for years and now is on his own (KR String Instrument Repair in Hawaii).
This uke continues to bring me pleasure. It will be a keeper.