parker coleman
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A well made instrument, but made thick and factory safe, and therefore has no volume.....
A well made instrument, but made thick and factory safe, and therefore has no volume.....
A well made instrument, but made thick and factory safe, and therefore has no volume.....
Interesting... I usually hear that mine is the loudest in the room, and it's mango (considered to be a quiet tone-wood).
What strings do you use?
The Ohai Pono soprano I recently played was beautifully made but sounded very muted especially compared to the Koa KoAloha right next to it I played side by side. The Pono top looked to be at least 25% thicker.
What strings do you use Grumpy? Your uke does sound nice in your vids. I think I may have given up on my pono too soon but I did get a nice koaloha super soprano for it.
No, you did good. I had to butcher my Pono to get the right sound. Sanded the top down (right thru thr rosette), sanded the back and sides down...had to renifish the whole thing. The wood is still thick, but it does sound much better. I am sure their Ko'aloha's are much better, but their seems to be a uniform concensus against Pono's.
I have.When you play a truly well made instument, you will hear the difference...
Russ buss I doubt you have played pono ohais from two sources as they were only made in Jakarta. John has changed factories due to quality concerns and his new models are much lighter built. Unless someone bought the few that were for sale a few months ago by me noone has any of the new models yet and they will not arrive until late march at the earliest. Ohai's are no longer made and the new mohoganys are the best to my ear...a few new models were snatched at NAMM so a few exist but all in all none of any ponos now are from new factory until end of March