Actually I'm only a few blocks from HMS and they keep a big bag of ratio tuners at ready. It only takes a couple minutes to change and they do in on...
When we ran a music shop, what happens to rejected instruments depended on the manufacturer, wholesaler and value of the instrument. We used to sell...
As I wrote above, it is a custom build exclusive to HMS (1KOA-T with many 3Koa features) and Andrew thought the Ratio tuners would be a good idea. I...
Yeah, I'd rather have those Kala geared tuners! It's a HMS "custom" Kala Elite Koa. Basically the 1KOA-T model but with an ebony fingerboard, bridge...
Speaking as a former music shop owner (25 years), the profit margin for small shops is razor thin. The cost of paying return shipping plus wholesale...
I find slot heads easier and faster to restring than solid nones but that's a minor thing (and maybe because I've played classical guitar most of my...
I own an old Pono MT and it's a real screamer—too loud to balance in ensemble playing—but it's 6 or 7 years old and well played in. The best thing is...
Professor of Music at Leeward Community College in Pearl City, Hawaii. I specialize in teaching guitar, 'ukulele and world music. Director of the Leeward Coast Guitars, a guitar orchestra.
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