Please help me Identify Ukuleles with 1.5 inch Nut Width

katysax · Jul 23, 2012

Please help me Identify Ukes with 1.5" nut width.

Ones I know have 1.5" nut:

1. Kanilea
2. Kanilea islander

One's I think probably have a 1.5" nut width:

1. Fluke

One's I think have wide neck but not 1.5":

1. Ohana Wide Neck

One's I think might have a 1.5" nut:

1. Kiwaya (at least some of them) (I played a pineapple in a store and it didn't feel like it was 1.5".

I am particularly interested in the soprano and concert models with wider necks, and I'd like to know rather than speculate based upon various conjecture I've seen in these forums. Thanks.

tattwo · Jul 23, 2012

Our Covered Bridge ukuleles have 1.5" nut

Loz · Jul 23, 2012

Mya Moe offers the option to have a uke built with a 1 1/2" nut

Hippie Dribble · Jul 24, 2012

tattwo said:
Our Covered Bridge ukuleles have 1.5" nut

And they're AWESOME!!!

CTurner · Jul 24, 2012

Pohaku soprano and tenor.
Riggio tenor.

katysax · Jul 25, 2012

I was really hoping to find something that's in production and not as expensive as a custom uke. I've already got an Islander concert and a Kanilea concert and a Fluke. Preferably I was hoping for something in the no more than 2-300 dollar range with a wide neck. So far all that I can find that fits that description is the Islander. I love the Islander ukes, but I'd like to find a soprano with more bark than the Islander but a neck as wide as the Islander. The closest to what I'm looking for is the Fluke.

PhilUSAFRet · Jul 26, 2012

6 strings usually have a 1.5" wide nut...at least the Kalas and Lanikai's do, probably that Oscar 6 string as well.

lewjack · Aug 3, 2012

oscar smdith OU6W

kenikas · Aug 4, 2012

My Lanikai LU-6 and OU-8E both have 1 1/2", but of course they are tenors. In concert my Lanikai Zebrawood has 1 15/32", and I understand the Monkeypod has the same. I don't think I've ever seen a production soprano with that width

katysax · Aug 4, 2012

kenikas said:
My Lanikai LU-6 and OU-8E both have 1 1/2", but of course they are tenors. In concert my Lanikai Zebrawood has 1 15/32", and I understand the Monkeypod has the same. I don't think I've ever seen a production soprano with that width

The Islander Soprano has a 1.5" nut which makes it the only soprano I've found where I can fit my fingers. The frets join the neck at the 14th fret which makes it more like a long neck soprano in some ways. I think it sounds more like a concert that a soprano. I was hoping to find a soprano that sounds like a soprano with a bit more room on the neck.

Ken H. · Aug 11, 2012

All of the sizes of Koloa ukes have a 1.5" nut width.

Uke Whisperer · Aug 12, 2012

Blue Grass Ukes have 1.5" necks, both "standard" and "box".

Please help me Identify Ukuleles with 1.5 inch Nut Width

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