Uke Don
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Other than Pono and custom, who makes ukes with a radius fret board? I find a huge difference in playability with my Pono compared to others with flat fret boards.
Other than Pono and custom, who makes ukes with a radius fret board? I find a huge difference in playability with my Pono compared to others with flat fret boards.
Mya-Moe and Mike Pereira as well.
Thanks everyone. I ordered an Enya HPL just for fun.
But for me, neck shape is actually more important than radius or not. I like a radius when it's available but have plenty of ukes without radius and don't really notice a difference.
I totally agree Eddie, the neck profile makes a huge difference, for me a radius is nice, but not a game changer
One thing I discovered lately is that a tighter radius makes it even more comfortable for me to play. As far as I know, most makers use a radius of 12" or 16". Jay Lichty offers a radius of 9" and that makes a huge difference to me.
I'll let you all know how the Enya turns out.
I'll second Lillymo's request for your opinion. I bought a nice Pono, and suddenly I could make barre chords that almost sounded good! I've never been able to get them to play before using the radius fret board. I'd like to get another, less expensive radius uke to take places.
Thanks for starting this thread, I was going to post the same question. So what's the verdict on the Enya, Don?