curly koa neck

hawaii 50 · May 26, 2012

is there any change in sound quality between a curly koa or curly mahogny neck? or is it mostly cosmetic? seems most ukes are done with mahogny necks..thxs

chiefnoda · May 26, 2012

Hi hawaii 50

I don't know if koa is strong enough to be used as a neck, but that's just my guess. Any expert opinion/knowledge?

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Chief

BlackBearUkes · May 26, 2012

There should be no problem using Koa as long as the neck to body joint is solid and the neck has some graphite truss rod added as reinforcement. The sound quality would be negligible between the two woods. Thousands of vintage ukes have Koa necks.

Michael Smith · May 26, 2012

Koa is plenty strong it is a weight issue.

DeVineGuitars · May 26, 2012

I think I actually prefer a nice curly koa neck for it's sound, but it is a lot more work and a lot more expensive.
A koa neck is not necessarily better, just different.

hawaii 50 · May 26, 2012

thanks everybody.. just wanted to throw out this question

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Moore Bettah Ukuleles · May 26, 2012

Personally I would never use a curly koa neck, I wouldn't trust it's strength or stability. The grain is just too short and radical. Maybe adding TWO stabilizing rods would make me feel more comfortable. The extra weight would throw the balance of my ukes out of whack as well.

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