coolkayaker1
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Andrew at HMS got an Asturias Ukulele from Japan at NAMM and I'm going to give it a try. Interestingly, I searched it on UU< no mention. So I thought I'd post it here (and more when it comes). I was looking for a spruce topped soprano, and the cutaway is a bonus--I love cutaways, and can access higher register on the concert neck now.
http://www.asturias.jp/about/?lang=en
A little more than a dozen luthiers near Kyushu making classical guitars since 1962, and ukuleles for over ten years.
Best is, as most on here know, I dislike geared tuners with a passion. For an upgrade, Andrew is going to install UPT Gotoh (the new Gotoh planetary tuners) on it for me! This involves removing the geared tuners, filling wood, and refinishing the back of the headstock. Those guys at HMS are magicians, let me tell you. I'll write a review of not only the uke (which sounds ideal in the Corey video, but it's on Vimeo so I don;t know how to attach it here) and the tuners! Should be here in a month or so, I'd guess. No rush. Cheers, all.
From HMS website: "Asturias is a well known high end classical builder in Japan that has been making ukes for over 10 years. They call this model a concert but as you can see in the pictures, it fits perfectly into an Oahu soprano case, so we will call it a soprano long neck. It is certainly a super soprano and not just because of the scale length. This ukulele has an open, vintage like tone right off the bat. The fit and finish is perfection. The setup is right on and the quality is very evident. If you were looking for a big, warm tone able to be carried in a sopano case, and don't mind a perfect glassy finish or a custom style florentine cutaway, then this ukulele is at the top of our list. Truly a wonderful ukulele and we guarantee you will fall in love at first strum."
This may fall right off the UU Boards, but at least someone now has written about Aturias Japanese Ukes on UU for the next person who searches it. lol.
http://www.asturias.jp/about/?lang=en
A little more than a dozen luthiers near Kyushu making classical guitars since 1962, and ukuleles for over ten years.
Best is, as most on here know, I dislike geared tuners with a passion. For an upgrade, Andrew is going to install UPT Gotoh (the new Gotoh planetary tuners) on it for me! This involves removing the geared tuners, filling wood, and refinishing the back of the headstock. Those guys at HMS are magicians, let me tell you. I'll write a review of not only the uke (which sounds ideal in the Corey video, but it's on Vimeo so I don;t know how to attach it here) and the tuners! Should be here in a month or so, I'd guess. No rush. Cheers, all.
From HMS website: "Asturias is a well known high end classical builder in Japan that has been making ukes for over 10 years. They call this model a concert but as you can see in the pictures, it fits perfectly into an Oahu soprano case, so we will call it a soprano long neck. It is certainly a super soprano and not just because of the scale length. This ukulele has an open, vintage like tone right off the bat. The fit and finish is perfection. The setup is right on and the quality is very evident. If you were looking for a big, warm tone able to be carried in a sopano case, and don't mind a perfect glassy finish or a custom style florentine cutaway, then this ukulele is at the top of our list. Truly a wonderful ukulele and we guarantee you will fall in love at first strum."
This may fall right off the UU Boards, but at least someone now has written about Aturias Japanese Ukes on UU for the next person who searches it. lol.
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