Yesterday I called the Wonderwall Emporium in Illinois and asked if they had any tenor Pono's. They said that they had one, it was a solid mahogany and part of the "O-Series". I did some research on the O-Series and found just about nothing until I got to this youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Zsp392Nxg
If you look at the first comment for the video, it suggests that the O-Series is an old series as of 2010 (when the video was posted). I also found that the Wonderwall Emporium is not on Ko'olaou's dealer's list. That kind of concerns me. My theory is that the Wonderwall Emporium was a dealer, but isn't anymore so they still have an old tenor pono lying around that they haven't been able to sell. That's just a theory though.
Anyway, please let me know anything you know about the O-Series compared to Pono's modern series and your thoughts on the Wonderwall Emporium and if I should bother to buy the Pono. It's $430with a hard case. Any input is appreciated, thanks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Zsp392Nxg
If you look at the first comment for the video, it suggests that the O-Series is an old series as of 2010 (when the video was posted). I also found that the Wonderwall Emporium is not on Ko'olaou's dealer's list. That kind of concerns me. My theory is that the Wonderwall Emporium was a dealer, but isn't anymore so they still have an old tenor pono lying around that they haven't been able to sell. That's just a theory though.
Anyway, please let me know anything you know about the O-Series compared to Pono's modern series and your thoughts on the Wonderwall Emporium and if I should bother to buy the Pono. It's $430with a hard case. Any input is appreciated, thanks!