NUUD: Island Koa Ukuleles Vita Uke soprano by Pete Howlett (sound demo added)
I usually don't do NU(U)Ds but since there are so very few pictures online of these, I thought some of you might be interested.
I‘ve been drooling over this for quite some time and finally pulled the trigger last week. This little thing found its way to Germany from all the way back in Japan at Dolphin Guitars in Osaka.
Well, what can I say? Although it says Island Koa Ukulele inside, it‘s obviously a Howlett! I was a little scared that there might be something wrong with it since it seems to have spent quite some time at the store (I did some stalking on Google picture search). Maybe it was the strings. After taking them off – black nylons that might be as old as the instrument itself – it’s truly singing now.
And it is so interesting that although this instrument is 20 years old, you can truly tell that it‘s a Howlett. It sounds like a way younger sister of my Ditson style concert made in 2016 and just a bit more chimney than its shy cousin koa soprano born in 2009.
I‘ve had newly acquired ukuleles that felt like strangers for months. This one felt like home the minute I opened the case.
Edit: Here's a quick sound demo: http://ukulelezeit.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/vita_uke.mp3
I usually don't do NU(U)Ds but since there are so very few pictures online of these, I thought some of you might be interested.
I‘ve been drooling over this for quite some time and finally pulled the trigger last week. This little thing found its way to Germany from all the way back in Japan at Dolphin Guitars in Osaka.
Well, what can I say? Although it says Island Koa Ukulele inside, it‘s obviously a Howlett! I was a little scared that there might be something wrong with it since it seems to have spent quite some time at the store (I did some stalking on Google picture search). Maybe it was the strings. After taking them off – black nylons that might be as old as the instrument itself – it’s truly singing now.
And it is so interesting that although this instrument is 20 years old, you can truly tell that it‘s a Howlett. It sounds like a way younger sister of my Ditson style concert made in 2016 and just a bit more chimney than its shy cousin koa soprano born in 2009.
I‘ve had newly acquired ukuleles that felt like strangers for months. This one felt like home the minute I opened the case.
Edit: Here's a quick sound demo: http://ukulelezeit.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/vita_uke.mp3
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