NUD: Fluke Concert - Koa

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• May 17, 2019

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I was impressed by Jim Beloff's new koa Fluke tenor, so I started looking online. I found a new one on eBay that came with the $95 TKL case. Like all "Magic" instruments, it is beautiful and has great sound. This one is going to stay right next to my chair.

 

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Congratulations. Doing it again, I’d get wooden fretboard, solid top and Peghed from get go. . My tenor Fluke with poly keyboard is fun and can be left out to play anytime. I have walnut laminate for soundboard which keeps sounding better the longer I have itI did add Pegheds a month after getting Fluke. Huge improvement. Enjoy!

 

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• May 17, 2019

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I’ve never noticed the zero fret on these. Interesting!

Congrats on the new armchair companion.

 

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Nice Fluke Jerry! Yes, I like their zero fret. Intonation seems great on my wooden fingerboard concert Flea, which also has that feature. I notice that the actual nut slots are much wider than most non-zero-fret ukes, since apparently all they do is act a guideway for the strings to the tuner posts.

 

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Ukecaster said:

Nice Fluke Jerry! Yes, I like their zero fret. Intonation seems great on my wooden fingerboard concert Flea, which also has that feature. I notice that the actual nut slots are much wider than most non-zero-fret ukes, since apparently all they do is act a guideway for the strings to the tuner posts.

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I compared it to my laminate Fluke, and I was surprised that the koa sounds better. I'll have to compare it to the Flea now.

 

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I wouldn't be surprised, as I always expect a solid top instrument to sound better than a lam top.

 

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Very Nice! I went all out when I bought my concert Fluke but with a spruce top....only thing I didn't order were the side markers, I'd do that now if I was ordering, I ended up putting some white dots on with a paint pen.....its the uke in my avatar....enjoy playing the tenor fluke!