I have gotten bitten by the cedar-bug! I have the aNueNue Hawaiian Dream Series cedar topped concert, and I just love the sound of cedar. It is, unfortunately, my only cedar instrument. I have started looking around for other cedar options, but there just aren't as many as I would like.
Kala has a cedar top but it looks, to my eyes, like pretty much the same as the aNueNue; solid top, laminate back and sides made in the far east. I don't think I would gain much compared to the aNueNue. Similar issues, to my mind, with the Ohana cedar tops, although I must admit that I don't have direct experience with either the Kala or Ohana models.
aNueNue does make a cedar topped Moon Bird, but they don't make them often. I am keeping an eye on The Ukulele Site to see if they get some, but I am not holding my breath.
Kamaka make a deluxe Cedar topped concert, but those are... a bit more expensive than I was hoping for. I may break down and go this route, but I am not to that point yet.
Finally, there are some custom luthiers, but I suspect I will run into some serious price considerations here as well.
Anyone else have suggestions of cedar topped concert scale you like? Tell me all about them, I would love to hear about your experiences no matter what end of the price scale you are on! Thanks in advance!
Kala has a cedar top but it looks, to my eyes, like pretty much the same as the aNueNue; solid top, laminate back and sides made in the far east. I don't think I would gain much compared to the aNueNue. Similar issues, to my mind, with the Ohana cedar tops, although I must admit that I don't have direct experience with either the Kala or Ohana models.
aNueNue does make a cedar topped Moon Bird, but they don't make them often. I am keeping an eye on The Ukulele Site to see if they get some, but I am not holding my breath.
Kamaka make a deluxe Cedar topped concert, but those are... a bit more expensive than I was hoping for. I may break down and go this route, but I am not to that point yet.
Finally, there are some custom luthiers, but I suspect I will run into some serious price considerations here as well.
Anyone else have suggestions of cedar topped concert scale you like? Tell me all about them, I would love to hear about your experiences no matter what end of the price scale you are on! Thanks in advance!