Pukulele Pete
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Martin is coming out with a new Ukulele. The body is Laminated, the neck is stratabond?? From what I could find it wont be available until August.It is called the OXKUKE ? The price I've seen is $279.
Yes , it is HPL . It is HPL with a koa pattern. I hope it turns out to be a great ukulele. I think I was wrong on the name. I think it is the OXK uke.
Seems as though Martin's target audience is people who want their instrument to say "Martin" on it at any cost, rather than folks who might be cross-shopping a bunch of different ukulele brands. Their prices are definitely not competitive with the rest of the uke industry. If the HPL koa uke was $179, they might have something going. But $279 is way too close to the price of a Mele or Kiwaya or Keli'i. I hope the OXK is better than expected, and I especially hope that the construction issues with their other budget uke (the S-O) are resolved by the time this one hits the stores.