PeteyHoudini
Well-known member
I should pick up a Bamboo OX too, just in case.
Yes. I would do it! I bring my Bamboo everywhere. I highly recommend it.
Petey
I should pick up a Bamboo OX too, just in case.
I hope the link works in Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Stowaway-Uku...onter+Ukulele&qid=1566601795&s=gateway&sr=8-1BTW - what is this book you are talking about? I would like to get a copy. Thanks, fellow Konter uke owner!!!
I hope the link works in Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Stowaway-Uku...onter+Ukulele&qid=1566601795&s=gateway&sr=8-1
As for the sound between that and the 5K, there were only 4 ukuleles of Martin's on display, no one came to talk to me about them, and I just played them a while. The 5K looked beautiful, but just didn't sound alive. The Konter is finished very simply...as it already has all the signatures on it already...and just resonated, much like my S1 (which I didn't have with me, nor would I be allowed to bring it into the vendor area...they kicked me out with my Outdoor Soprano as it was). Both the 5K and the Konter are Koa...but every ukulele can be different.
I am partial to my Konter. Martin did everything right with this ukulele. It's light as a feather, built like the vintage style 1's and just has a resonance and feel that make it stand apart from the rest. As you can tell, it's among my favorite Martins. I too have the hardcover book to go along with my Konter. I've had mine about 6 months. Here's a couple pictures.
Jim
I keep thinking about your Konter, and the one I played at Summer NAMM was a lovely ukulele (better sounding than the 5K, in my opinion).
Yes, the price was pretty good, at $1,399, compared with a street price of $1,999. Mine is indistinguishable from a new one, and it came with the Martin case.
I am partial to my Konter. Martin did everything right with this ukulele. It's light as a feather, built like the vintage style 1's and just has a resonance and feel that make it stand apart from the rest. As you can tell, it's among my favorite Martins. I too have the hardcover book to go along with my Konter. I've had mine about 6 months. Here's a couple pictures.
Jim
Yes. I would do it! I bring my Bamboo everywhere. I highly recommend it.
Petey
Do these instruments have the new Martin premium strings? I have not seen much mention of them on the forums or other places. I would be interested in hearing what people think. I have used them on a couple of instruments and have favorable impressions.
That Bamboo model is made from HPL and has the appearance of bamboo, correct?
That Bamboo model is made from HPL and has the appearance of bamboo, correct?
I am partial to my Konter. Martin did everything right with this ukulele. It's light as a feather, built like the vintage style 1's and just has a resonance and feel that make it stand apart from the rest. As you can tell, it's among my favorite Martins. I too have the hardcover book to go along with my Konter. I've had mine about 6 months. Here's a couple pictures.
Jim
Jerry, get yer Bamboo on...only $169.00! https://reverb.com/item/26946880-martin-ox-bamboo-green-ukulele
I found a natural bamboo for $240, and that was reasonable. I'll post pictures when it arrives, but I think we all know what it looks like.
All this talk put me in the mood for a bamboo. I ordered one off reverb for $299. As cheap as I could find one.