freedive135
Well-known member
I really liked my little satin Pono Soprano...
But for the past few weeks I have been watching the side pull back from the bottom in 3 different places.
Everyday it just got worse when I first noticed it I took it to the shop where I got it and the guys there said yep the wood is moving, if it gets any worse bring it back in.
Well yesterday I took it back and he said "Wow this has gotten bad".
I have been keeping it humidified at 40-45% in the basement and it never saw the sunlight much like my KoAloha Soprano.
"I'll give Pono a call and see what they say" well today he calls me with the kinda good news of they are going to replace it but they don't do the satin finish anymore so I get a glossy but at least they are giving me a new one.
One of the guy that I jam with had the same thing happen to his Pono Tenor that he got around the same time and to the replacement one too... He is on his 3rd one in 6 months and he is just as anal about the humidity issues as I am, he even plays one of my spares when he comes over so he doesn't have to take his out of the house!!!!
Props to Pono for taking care of these issues but why are they happening....
I'm kinda bummed as I paid $$$ for the satin and didn't want the glossy....
But for the past few weeks I have been watching the side pull back from the bottom in 3 different places.
Everyday it just got worse when I first noticed it I took it to the shop where I got it and the guys there said yep the wood is moving, if it gets any worse bring it back in.
Well yesterday I took it back and he said "Wow this has gotten bad".
I have been keeping it humidified at 40-45% in the basement and it never saw the sunlight much like my KoAloha Soprano.
"I'll give Pono a call and see what they say" well today he calls me with the kinda good news of they are going to replace it but they don't do the satin finish anymore so I get a glossy but at least they are giving me a new one.
One of the guy that I jam with had the same thing happen to his Pono Tenor that he got around the same time and to the replacement one too... He is on his 3rd one in 6 months and he is just as anal about the humidity issues as I am, he even plays one of my spares when he comes over so he doesn't have to take his out of the house!!!!
Props to Pono for taking care of these issues but why are they happening....
I'm kinda bummed as I paid $$$ for the satin and didn't want the glossy....