Inksplosive AL
Well-known member
A search brings up a review of the acacia pocket ukulele and nothing else for me so I wanted to share my observations abd figured this was the place.
Some notes on my new to me Kala KA-PU-SSFM. No longer available yet described as a solid spruce ukulele with a maple veneer in the Kala catalog PDF from 2012 http://kalaukulele.com/Support/Uke_Catalog2012LR.pdf Scroll to page 9. Sold as a solid spruce top ukulele with flamed maple back and sides by many as seen in Elderly's old ad http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/KPSFM.htm.
On inspection from the inside my KA-PU-SSFM it has no spruce on the sides and appears to be solid maple but the top and bottom have a very thin layer of spruce under the maple. This layer of spruce can be seen on the outer edge of the instrument.
Is it solid wood or is it a laminate? Kala calls it a maple veneer yet the maple it at least 4X the thickness of the spruce. Very interesting little guy. He needs and will soon receive one of mah ghetto bachyad setupsis.
I'm impressed with the friction tuners as they appear to be the same as the decent set of GOTOH deluxe tuners I just upgraded my pineapple flea with.
Anyone with a Kala pocket ukulele want to share thoughts on tunings strings etc? I have an extra set of Aquila reds I might break down and put on it just to see what they sound like.
~peace~
Some notes on my new to me Kala KA-PU-SSFM. No longer available yet described as a solid spruce ukulele with a maple veneer in the Kala catalog PDF from 2012 http://kalaukulele.com/Support/Uke_Catalog2012LR.pdf Scroll to page 9. Sold as a solid spruce top ukulele with flamed maple back and sides by many as seen in Elderly's old ad http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/KPSFM.htm.
On inspection from the inside my KA-PU-SSFM it has no spruce on the sides and appears to be solid maple but the top and bottom have a very thin layer of spruce under the maple. This layer of spruce can be seen on the outer edge of the instrument.
Is it solid wood or is it a laminate? Kala calls it a maple veneer yet the maple it at least 4X the thickness of the spruce. Very interesting little guy. He needs and will soon receive one of mah ghetto bachyad setupsis.
I'm impressed with the friction tuners as they appear to be the same as the decent set of GOTOH deluxe tuners I just upgraded my pineapple flea with.
Anyone with a Kala pocket ukulele want to share thoughts on tunings strings etc? I have an extra set of Aquila reds I might break down and put on it just to see what they sound like.
~peace~