Well I've done it - I have paid for a Pono PKC-1 all solid koa concert uke.
Apart from an article on Ukulele Review and a video review by Ken Middleton (who then sent it back!) I can't find much opinion about the little thing, but it looks great in the photos I've seen and it is the size I craved in a wonderful tone wood, so I hope I'll be happy with it when it arrives.
It's certainly a step up for me (on my way to something stupidly expensive one day, no doubt). Although I still very much enjoy my little first-buy mahogany soprano, I never got on with a plastic fretted Fluke that came my way, and really wanted to try a comfortable mid-range concert that I could get a real feeling for.
I'll stick some Aquilas on it immediately and see how that Hawaiian style lends itself to my trademark stuttering Beirut efforts...
Anyone else owned a solid koa Pono happily? They seem to be a thing of the past in Pono's range...
Apart from an article on Ukulele Review and a video review by Ken Middleton (who then sent it back!) I can't find much opinion about the little thing, but it looks great in the photos I've seen and it is the size I craved in a wonderful tone wood, so I hope I'll be happy with it when it arrives.
It's certainly a step up for me (on my way to something stupidly expensive one day, no doubt). Although I still very much enjoy my little first-buy mahogany soprano, I never got on with a plastic fretted Fluke that came my way, and really wanted to try a comfortable mid-range concert that I could get a real feeling for.
I'll stick some Aquilas on it immediately and see how that Hawaiian style lends itself to my trademark stuttering Beirut efforts...
Anyone else owned a solid koa Pono happily? They seem to be a thing of the past in Pono's range...
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