My UAS is gone.
When I got my Kamaka concert I fell in love with it instantly. I'm very lucky to experience that feeling again.
Ken Timms koa soprano arrived yesterday morning. It is beautiful and adorable little instrument with a huge sound.
The koa wood and its figure and flame is stunning to look at. It smells so good, like an old cozy furniture. The neck is slender and the string spacing makes it comfortable for me to play. I like the French polish very much, but I'm also a little bit worried how to take care of it. The wrapping paper left some marks on it, but I got instructions from Ken how to remove them. Wish me luck!
The intonation was rather sharp on the 1st string, but I changed to Fremont blacklines. The problem is fully solved, the intonation is now very good. The Fremonts suit this ukulele quite well in my opinion! Also I found the slots on the brigde much more easier to place the string knots than on Kamaka.
As I mentioned earlier the sound is HUGE. It can be played softly too, but man, this little thing can sing. My Kanile'a is standing in the shadows now as this sophisticated cannon is leading the way. I just love it and it is a UAS killer, hands down. Edit: I want to add, that it isn't just loud. The sound is well balanced.
Here are some pics, and I'll include some sound samples after I figure out how the soundcloud works.
When I got my Kamaka concert I fell in love with it instantly. I'm very lucky to experience that feeling again.
Ken Timms koa soprano arrived yesterday morning. It is beautiful and adorable little instrument with a huge sound.
The koa wood and its figure and flame is stunning to look at. It smells so good, like an old cozy furniture. The neck is slender and the string spacing makes it comfortable for me to play. I like the French polish very much, but I'm also a little bit worried how to take care of it. The wrapping paper left some marks on it, but I got instructions from Ken how to remove them. Wish me luck!
The intonation was rather sharp on the 1st string, but I changed to Fremont blacklines. The problem is fully solved, the intonation is now very good. The Fremonts suit this ukulele quite well in my opinion! Also I found the slots on the brigde much more easier to place the string knots than on Kamaka.
As I mentioned earlier the sound is HUGE. It can be played softly too, but man, this little thing can sing. My Kanile'a is standing in the shadows now as this sophisticated cannon is leading the way. I just love it and it is a UAS killer, hands down. Edit: I want to add, that it isn't just loud. The sound is well balanced.
Here are some pics, and I'll include some sound samples after I figure out how the soundcloud works.
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