OldePhart
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Today I picked up an endpin jack so I could install the pickup in my KoAloha longneck soprano.
Wow! I was impressed with the pickups when I put them in my Mainlands but on the KoAloha I'm pretty much speechless.
Clips here... http://soundcloud.com/oldephart/sets/jjb-100-pickup-in-koaloha
Edit to add: Oh...btw, I discovered some secrets about the KoAloha in the process. I think I know now one of the reasons why they are so crazy loud. They have a large but thin bridge plate (the plate goes almost to the edges of the uke) but no fan bracing. The only bracing appears to be the unibrace behind the soundhole and the brace under the crown of the fingerboard.
The bridges are also screwed on. The "decorative" inlayed strip of wood across the bridge is apparently hiding the screw heads, because when you look inside with an inspection mirror you can see the tips of two screws poking through the bridge plate.
This system seems to work well, for sure. I've not heard of KoAlohas having any problems with tops bellying more than usual so apparently the fan bracing isn't needed with that large bridge plate.
John
Wow! I was impressed with the pickups when I put them in my Mainlands but on the KoAloha I'm pretty much speechless.
Clips here... http://soundcloud.com/oldephart/sets/jjb-100-pickup-in-koaloha
Edit to add: Oh...btw, I discovered some secrets about the KoAloha in the process. I think I know now one of the reasons why they are so crazy loud. They have a large but thin bridge plate (the plate goes almost to the edges of the uke) but no fan bracing. The only bracing appears to be the unibrace behind the soundhole and the brace under the crown of the fingerboard.
The bridges are also screwed on. The "decorative" inlayed strip of wood across the bridge is apparently hiding the screw heads, because when you look inside with an inspection mirror you can see the tips of two screws poking through the bridge plate.
This system seems to work well, for sure. I've not heard of KoAlohas having any problems with tops bellying more than usual so apparently the fan bracing isn't needed with that large bridge plate.
John
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