No one here seems to own a Petros there is another thread. A lot of people here have owned Ko’olaus and highly regard them. Pono is owned by Ko’olauIt’s hard to find reviews on these. I assume their production numbers are very low. Any general thoughts on these two brands? Thanks
I have a Ko'olau CS model with Sinker Redwood and Milo thst I love dearly. Best balanced sound and endless depth, almost like a Cathedral.
His price points are a bit over the top.. and there is no indication that his sound is better than a hive, Moore Bettah or koaloha black labelHMS has 2 new Petros Ukes and will be posting it soon...they are nice builds and Bruce Petros loves the ukulele,met him at the Ukulele Festival last week...
His price points are a bit over the top.. and there is no indication that his sound is better than a hive, Moore Bettah or koaloha black label
Wow, anthonyg, thanks for that video. That is one fine sounding guitar. And that young lady is one fine picker.
Alas, I don't own a Ko'olau, or a Petros. I Don't even rub elbows with anyone who does!
Maybe Dave will show us his...
Hey Nickie, your wish is my command. The CS model has a radius fret board, which is my preference and has bridge pins instead of tie block or string through. As I said it has a spruce top and curly myrtle back and sides. It has a LR Baggs 5.0 pick up and sounds so good plugged it I use it the majority of the times for open Mic performances.
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Petros is a high end, small scale guitar builder who likes to build a few ukuleles as well. Think Collings, yet even smaller and more exclusive.
His work is beautiful and he builds some exceptional guitars.
My feeling is that his ukulele customers are predominantly people who already are fans of his guitars. This shouldn't stop anyone who is interested in his instruments from getting in touch with him and having a chat yet Petros is going to remain quite obscure in ukulele circles.
I can't resist posting a link to Macyn Taylor playing a Petros guitar. Macyn has a signature model Petros as well,
I've never heard of Macyn Taylor - but she is FANTASTIC!