Hi everybody,
About the centennial style one. It took a while before I decided to order one. I wanted to order a style III, not because of the looks (prefer sober ukes) but I prefer to read 'Build in Nazareth' in stead of 'Build in Mexico'. Well, mine was delivered today and It looks great, very good built, nice piece of mahogany. Perfect action & intonation, easy playability, nice smell hehe... And it sounds warm (and loud). I own a Martin 2K tenor and for me the built quality is equal - I even dare to say that maybe it's better - The 2K has it's flaws in the ivoroid binding (not seamless) and the intonation is of on the A & C string. It was a pre-owned so maybe it's not Martin's fault but a 2K tenor had to have perfect intonation. Stil sound great.
What I'm trying to say is, Martins made in Mexico are still Martins (same build technique, same materials, same know how, ...) And Martin knows how to deliver. And what really like about the style I centennial is the absence of the horrible logo sticker.
Martin 2K tenor
Kanile'a K1 soprano
Martin Style I Centennial
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Martin 000-17sm
Guild M-20