Hi everyone,
I bought my first solid wood ukulele last month, a Pono Ohai Tenor, closely following an inexpensive Mahalo soprano. I love the melody/harmony mix of fingerpicking and am learning my first tunes from Mark Nelson's book on fingerstyle playing.
I am now thinking of buying a concert ukulele, and would like to step up to something better in terms of playability and intonation. I am lucky to live close to a music store that has ukes in stock from Koolau, Honu, and Kanilea. :drool:
I have a few questions for you, the experts: Is there a difference in quality of the instrument (wood / sound / intonation) between Kanilea's K-1 and K-2 in people's experience here? Or is the difference exclusively ornamental?
Secondly, I am wondering the limits on the intonation of the instrument. Is it reasonable to expect +/- 1 cent accuracy as I move up the fretboard? If not, what is the best accuracy I can expect from a stock instrument that costs around $1k or less?
Thank you so much.
I bought my first solid wood ukulele last month, a Pono Ohai Tenor, closely following an inexpensive Mahalo soprano. I love the melody/harmony mix of fingerpicking and am learning my first tunes from Mark Nelson's book on fingerstyle playing.
I am now thinking of buying a concert ukulele, and would like to step up to something better in terms of playability and intonation. I am lucky to live close to a music store that has ukes in stock from Koolau, Honu, and Kanilea. :drool:
I have a few questions for you, the experts: Is there a difference in quality of the instrument (wood / sound / intonation) between Kanilea's K-1 and K-2 in people's experience here? Or is the difference exclusively ornamental?
Secondly, I am wondering the limits on the intonation of the instrument. Is it reasonable to expect +/- 1 cent accuracy as I move up the fretboard? If not, what is the best accuracy I can expect from a stock instrument that costs around $1k or less?
Thank you so much.
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