Sporin
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As scheduled, UPS dropped off my new Islander Tenor from Hawaii Music Supply this afternoon. Overall I’ve very impressed with the uke. One catch was that I had asked HMS to string it Low-G and they did not but that’s easily remedied.
Overall quality is very nice, the edges of the fretboard are extremely smooth which is very noticeable as the opposite is true with my Kala Concert. I’m not sure if that is a result of HMS’s “Setup”, the Islander’s manufacturing tolerances, or whatnot but I’m happy about it either way. There is some unevenness in the finish on the back, it’s a little bit splotchy but not terribly noticeable. The satin finish feels quite thin and I’m glad I got the hard case for it.
Those are nitpicks, overall it's lovely instrument and I can't wait to show it of to my uke friends.
It sounds wonderful. Tone is a bit more more mellow then the concert. I tried the passive-pickup with my Line 6 amp and it pushed plenty of volume but my amp doesn’t seem to like to give me clear, no-reverb, no-effects sounds. I’ll have to play with it a bit.
I did a little video on it but the sound quality was terrible so I need to redo it. I’ll post that soon. In the meantime here are a few pictures.
Cheers.
http://ukemafia.com/the-islander-has-arrived/
Overall quality is very nice, the edges of the fretboard are extremely smooth which is very noticeable as the opposite is true with my Kala Concert. I’m not sure if that is a result of HMS’s “Setup”, the Islander’s manufacturing tolerances, or whatnot but I’m happy about it either way. There is some unevenness in the finish on the back, it’s a little bit splotchy but not terribly noticeable. The satin finish feels quite thin and I’m glad I got the hard case for it.
Those are nitpicks, overall it's lovely instrument and I can't wait to show it of to my uke friends.
It sounds wonderful. Tone is a bit more more mellow then the concert. I tried the passive-pickup with my Line 6 amp and it pushed plenty of volume but my amp doesn’t seem to like to give me clear, no-reverb, no-effects sounds. I’ll have to play with it a bit.
I did a little video on it but the sound quality was terrible so I need to redo it. I’ll post that soon. In the meantime here are a few pictures.
Cheers.
http://ukemafia.com/the-islander-has-arrived/