villafranca
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My KPK arrived today, and I wanted to share with you guys a quick photo essay of the unboxing of my new uke. It illustrates what a great job the eBay seller, localz.kine, did with packing the uke, plus some detailed pics of the uke itself. I was admittedly worried sick that it'd arrive cracked, since KPK's are known to crack.
Initial impressions:
- The figuring of the acacia wood on this is GORGEOUS!
- The nitrocellulose finish is really nice. It's somewhere between a matte and gloss finish.
- The fretboard feels nice and wide, compared to the concert-sized uke I have. This is really great for a guitar player like me.
- Not sure I'm loving the rosewood nut and saddle. The tone sounds a bit muffled. I may tinker, starting with swapping out the saddle with a bone one.
- The depth of this uke is shallower than Kala and Lanikai tenors I've tried at Sam Ash. I actually prefer this, as it's more comfortable to play than those ones with a deeper depth. This probably sacrifices the loudness, but I'm OK with that.
- Since I just got it today, I'll do a more in-depth review after the uke gets some time to open up a bit.
And without further ado, here's the super-long photo, with some brief commentary:
Bottom line, localz.kine is an excellent seller.
(DISCLAIMER: I have no affiliation whatsoever with that seller. This is merely a public service announcement, of sorts.)
Hope this was helpful!
- Sean V
Initial impressions:
- The figuring of the acacia wood on this is GORGEOUS!
- The nitrocellulose finish is really nice. It's somewhere between a matte and gloss finish.
- The fretboard feels nice and wide, compared to the concert-sized uke I have. This is really great for a guitar player like me.
- Not sure I'm loving the rosewood nut and saddle. The tone sounds a bit muffled. I may tinker, starting with swapping out the saddle with a bone one.
- The depth of this uke is shallower than Kala and Lanikai tenors I've tried at Sam Ash. I actually prefer this, as it's more comfortable to play than those ones with a deeper depth. This probably sacrifices the loudness, but I'm OK with that.
- Since I just got it today, I'll do a more in-depth review after the uke gets some time to open up a bit.
And without further ado, here's the super-long photo, with some brief commentary:
Bottom line, localz.kine is an excellent seller.
(DISCLAIMER: I have no affiliation whatsoever with that seller. This is merely a public service announcement, of sorts.)
Hope this was helpful!
- Sean V
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