Pono MGS Mango Soprano?

superhappyalex · Jul 28, 2018

Hi, everyone. I'm interested in a Pono MGS Mango Soprano ukulele, but I'm having trouble finding out much more than what's posted on HMS' pages.

Does anyone have one? How's it compare to mahogany? Significantly warmer? What's the build quality like?

Thanks!

plunker · Jul 31, 2018

I can only say, I have Pono MTD and I love it.

bsfloyd · Aug 1, 2018

I have a very recently acquired MGS soprano and I like it very much. I have not played a mahogany version, so I can't compare the two. I can say that I find my mango very lyrical with a good deal of sustain for a soprano. I do have it tuned down a step though, which would add to the sustain, but I still find it has more than my mahogany soprano Martin S-O.

superhappyalex · Aug 1, 2018

bsfloyd said:
I have a very recently acquired MGS soprano and I like it very much. I have not played a mahogany version, so I can't compare the two. I can say that I find my mango very lyrical with a good deal of sustain for a soprano. I do have it tuned down a step though, which would add to the sustain, but I still find it has more than my mahogany soprano Martin S-O.

That's great to hear! I'm interested in this ukulele, but it's been hard to find much information about it. Any chance that you have a sound sample online anywhere?

bsfloyd · Aug 2, 2018

Sorry, I do not have a sound sample as I do not have the proper means to record one. Have you checked on the HMS site? I thought I seen they had one on their site, which most likely would have a sound sample attached with it.

Edit - they still show it there:
https://www.theukulelesite.com/shop-by/size/soprano/pono-mgs-mango-soprano-ukulele.html

chrisschross · Feb 18, 2019

This thread is now older than one year, but today I recorded a little Carulli piece with my new Pono mango soprano, and to my ears, the ukulele sounds fine:

superhappyalex · Feb 18, 2019

This sounds great! Thanks for replying. How would you compare it's sound to other ukuleles that you might have?

chrisschross · Feb 19, 2019

Thanks superhappyalex! The Pono is one of my current favorite sopranos, it sounds kind of mellow.
But I plan to play this little piece on all of my sopranos...

chrisschross · Feb 20, 2019

I haven't found the time to record this piece with all of my sopranoes yet, but I chose the most expensive one, a Kanile'a K2S or something of that kind.
I think, the Pono holds its own...

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