Bill Mc
Well-known member
All the "k" series ukuleles at Musician's Friend are now advertised as "acacia." Or is this finally long-awaited truth in advertising ?
All the "k" series ukuleles at Musician's Friend are now advertised as "acacia." Or is this finally long-awaited truth in advertising ?
Kala? Have always been advertised as acacia. Don't understand
Of course, it helps that the honesty of other brands (i.e. Kala, KPK, etc) who use acacia and call it acacia has made it so acacia is no longer a four letter word.
Acacia is a six letter word.
So nobody thinks the term "Acacia" is misleading in itself? There are over 1000 species of acacia.
My header said "Cordoba."
Ahhhhh, you also said K series, sorry!
Actually Acacia is a three letter word ....A C I and the first two are repeated. One of the first companies to use Acacia melanoxylon was Lehua. The line was designed by Bob Gleason of Pegasus fame. The similarities of the first Cordoba ukes was more than coincidental. The first I saw it called Portugese koa was a Bounty Music ad. When I called them to discuss the deception, they agreed that the material they were provided was untrue. They immediately changed their web site information. They also called me back and thanked me for bringing it to their attention. Now that's a standard of honesty to respect and accept as part of one's own mission statement. If they can so blatantly practice deceit and deception on what we can see, what are they doing where it is not visibly evident ? There are over 180 species of the Genus Acacia. To some from a natural sciences background(whether formally or informally does not matter) things like this matter. There are a couple other importer-makers who practice deception in describing their products. Caveat emptor Let the buyer beware.