Back again with a ukulele brand that I have featured numerous times before on Got A Ukulele reviews. And they have always been a pleasure to talk about as they've never disappointed. This week I am looking at the Pono ACD Concert Ukulele.
Showing posts with label ko'olau. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ko'olau. Show all posts
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Pono ATDC Tenor Ukulele - REVIEW
I am a lucky boy. Sometimes I get a ukulele on loan that genuinely makes me gasp when I first open the box. And this Pono musical instrument hit that right on the button with this new model in the shape of the ATDC Tenor. I mean, just look at it.
7 Aug 2010
7 Aug 2010T18:25
Ko'olau strings on the Bruko
Well, I have been playing my new slim Bruko all day with the Ko'olau gold strings on it.
I am very surprised and very pleased.
These strings came off my Mainland some time ago as whilst I loved their tone, I found them too temperamental.
They were properly stretched, but I was finding they would slip slightly out of tune with temperature change, particularly the temperature of the fingers - very odd. Anyway, as I say, I liked the tone, but they were, in my view, more trouble than they were worth.
Put them on the Bruko for the hell of it to replace the overkill Aquilas, and, well, they are great!
The uke sounds lovely and balanced now, and I have had no tuning issues with them.
They also look great in contrast to the black uke (they are a gold colour)
I read an awful lot on uke forums where people ask "which strings should I buy". This is a case in point that the answer is - it depends - try all strings on all ukes - some suit one type, some another, and all are subject to your own ears.
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I am very surprised and very pleased.
These strings came off my Mainland some time ago as whilst I loved their tone, I found them too temperamental.
They were properly stretched, but I was finding they would slip slightly out of tune with temperature change, particularly the temperature of the fingers - very odd. Anyway, as I say, I liked the tone, but they were, in my view, more trouble than they were worth.
Put them on the Bruko for the hell of it to replace the overkill Aquilas, and, well, they are great!
The uke sounds lovely and balanced now, and I have had no tuning issues with them.
They also look great in contrast to the black uke (they are a gold colour)
I read an awful lot on uke forums where people ask "which strings should I buy". This is a case in point that the answer is - it depends - try all strings on all ukes - some suit one type, some another, and all are subject to your own ears.
6 Aug 2010
6 Aug 2010T21:41
string update on the Bruko slimline
As posted earlier - not really happy with my usually reliable Aquilas on my Bruko slim - they were a bit "too much" for it if you see what I mean (such a light delicate little instrument)
I have some Martin Flouros on order, but then digging inside one of my uke cases I found the set of Ko'Olau golds that I had fitted to my Mainland.
I really wasnt happy with the tuning of them on the mainland, and found them too precise and slippy.
Anyway, whilst I wait for the Martins, I have just popped them on the Bruko. Immediately I know I am on the right track moving away from the Aquilas - whilst I worry about the Ko'Olaus in terms of tuning stability, when in tune on my Bruko, they give a much sweeter tone to this little thing- chiming sound, and as good a volume level as Aquilas (and no booming)
Will leave these on for a while to determine if they suit this, and it was just the Mainland they didnt like. I figure that if I hit the same tuning probs, I put on the Martins - this being the same route I followed on another sweet delicate uke in my collection - the Mainland
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I have some Martin Flouros on order, but then digging inside one of my uke cases I found the set of Ko'Olau golds that I had fitted to my Mainland.
I really wasnt happy with the tuning of them on the mainland, and found them too precise and slippy.
Anyway, whilst I wait for the Martins, I have just popped them on the Bruko. Immediately I know I am on the right track moving away from the Aquilas - whilst I worry about the Ko'Olaus in terms of tuning stability, when in tune on my Bruko, they give a much sweeter tone to this little thing- chiming sound, and as good a volume level as Aquilas (and no booming)
Will leave these on for a while to determine if they suit this, and it was just the Mainland they didnt like. I figure that if I hit the same tuning probs, I put on the Martins - this being the same route I followed on another sweet delicate uke in my collection - the Mainland
More to follow
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