Is there such a thing as a vintage Pono? I partly started this to learn more about Pono since I now own one. So, post up Pono history if you have knowledge of it.
I've been watching a craigs ad for a few months and thought this looked interesting, but he was asking $350 and I didn't want that much invested in a "spare". So, a couple days ago the price dropped to $250, so I posted on here to get info on what it was for sure. Turns out it's an early Pono PCE (Pono Concert Electric) all solid mahogany with factory installed pick up.
So, the guy was the original owner and said he's had it for about 10 years and is one of the early Ponos. It's hardly been played and looks like new, even with the original strings, which had the look and feel of old stale spaghetti! It really didn't sound too bad, though.
The only "blem" is on the end where the seams are, there's a bit of gap in the binding and wave in the finish.
The tuners aren't really my taste visually, but after changing strings, they work as well or better than anything I've ever used, really smooth.
I've been watching a craigs ad for a few months and thought this looked interesting, but he was asking $350 and I didn't want that much invested in a "spare". So, a couple days ago the price dropped to $250, so I posted on here to get info on what it was for sure. Turns out it's an early Pono PCE (Pono Concert Electric) all solid mahogany with factory installed pick up.
So, the guy was the original owner and said he's had it for about 10 years and is one of the early Ponos. It's hardly been played and looks like new, even with the original strings, which had the look and feel of old stale spaghetti! It really didn't sound too bad, though.
The only "blem" is on the end where the seams are, there's a bit of gap in the binding and wave in the finish.
The tuners aren't really my taste visually, but after changing strings, they work as well or better than anything I've ever used, really smooth.