EleoCasil
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What are some of your thoughts on the Pono Ukulele?
Awesome cuz! Thanks! I'm thinking bout getting one for my birthday and I've played it once or twice and it sounds beautiful!Alot of the people on this board, myself included, are playing pono's or have them in their collection. the consensus seems to be that they are some of the best ukulele's in their price range, because they are solid wood, have very good craftsmanship and tend to be a good in between from starter uke, to hand made in hawaii multiple thousand dollar ukes haha. But for the money, you are hard pressed to find a nicer uke!
I have the pono PTE, the deluxe mahogany tenor with pickup and its great.
wow that says a lot. i hope my pono doesnt turn out to be a lemon. i dont think we were too far apart in terms of when we ordered ours right? awe man.Honestly, at first I was sold on Pono. Lately, I feel like their quality control has totally fallen apart. I think they might just be growing too fast. I have owned 3 Ponos and the last 2 have been "lemons"! On one, I had to pay my local luthier $75 to make it right (fixing a rattling pick up, that by the way didn't even work until fixed and a split in the tail wood!! next to the pick up)
I just got a koa cut away and man....it is a joke as far as workmanship goes.
1. The pick up rattles really loud at the lightest movement AGAIN!
2. The pick up wire is super long and sits loose inside the uke and vibrates when it touches the soundboard
3. The rosette is TOTALLY off center from the fretboard by almost 1/4"
4. The "A" sting tuner barely even turns
5. There is a large overspray lump of gloss coat on the fretboard....
** This one is going to be returned for sure. No more Ponos for me. I have the one I had to fix that I like and the old original that is nice...just to be fair.
I ordered my first Pono when they had just started making them and it was perfect. I just think they are growing too fast and they can't control the manufacturing because the owner is in Hawaii and they Ponos are made in Java. I know the owner goes out there to Java a lot, but being there and visiting a two totally different things.
If you get one that is not a lemon, I think you will love it. Just a gamble in my opinion right now....
Honestly, at first I was sold on Pono. Lately, I feel like their quality control has totally fallen apart. I think they might just be growing too fast. I have owned 3 Ponos and the last 2 have been "lemons"! On one, I had to pay my local luthier $75 to make it right (fixing a rattling pick up, that by the way didn't even work until fixed and a split in the tail wood!! next to the pick up)
I just got a koa cut away and man....it is a joke as far as workmanship goes.
1. The pick up rattles really loud at the lightest movement AGAIN!
2. The pick up wire is super long and sits loose inside the uke and vibrates when it touches the soundboard
3. The rosette is TOTALLY off center from the fretboard by almost 1/4"
4. The "A" sting tuner barely even turns
5. There is a large overspray lump of gloss coat on the fretboard....
** This one is going to be returned for sure. No more Ponos for me. I have the one I had to fix that I like and the old original that is nice...just to be fair.
I ordered my first Pono when they had just started making them and it was perfect. I just think they are growing too fast and they can't control the manufacturing because the owner is in Hawaii and they Ponos are made in Java. I know the owner goes out there to Java a lot, but being there and visiting a two totally different things.
If you get one that is not a lemon, I think you will love it. Just a gamble in my opinion right now....
wow that says a lot. i hope my pono doesnt turn out to be a lemon. i dont think we were too far apart in terms of when we ordered ours right? awe man.
i got a PTC, cedar top mahogany sides. I love it. no electronics fo me, and da sound wit da ko`olau golds is loud and mellow. really sweet sounding. Ukestar, sorry to hea da you got 2 lemons. Regardless, for a mass produced, solid wood uke, noting can beat it.