julie
Well-known member
In the past 6 years, I've owned quite a few concert ukes, a tenor, baritone and now a few sopranos. In those years, I played off and on, but mostly off. I always seem to start playing and then quickly lose interest. That is until just recently when after a long non-playing streak, I just happened to hop online one day to check into the UU forums and saw someone selling a Kiwaya KS-5 soprano. On a whim I bought it, which was strange because I always thought that sopranos were too small for me. But ever since I received that instrument, I've been playing every day. I've come to realize that sopranos are my perfect size. But now I have another problem. So far I keep comparing every soprano I get to the Kiwaya because it's so easy to play. Lately when I get a new instrument, I find that it feels harder to play, so I go right back to that Kiwaya. It's the action / string height that keeps me coming back. It's so low that you barely need to press down. I haven't measured, but the Kiwaya fretboard feels a little roomier than other sopranos I've tried. Maybe I'm imagining that though.
So here's a question... are there other brands (even customs) that have action that is as low as Kiwaya ukes? Or are they just a fluke in the world of ukes?
So here's a question... are there other brands (even customs) that have action that is as low as Kiwaya ukes? Or are they just a fluke in the world of ukes?