Members Stackabones Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 Saw this in another thread ... [YOUTUBE]037uSAIahho[/YOUTUBE] Whaddya know? Anybody know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChiyoDad Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 Possibly. It could also just be a smaller-scale (1/4 or 1/2) guitar. I know that KoAloha in Hawaii has been making their tenor_ukulele-sized six stringers for a while. That instrument in the video isn't one of them. This one is made of solid koa. The base model (which doesn't feature curly koa and has a simpler bridge) costs $1228. This one, the Daniel Ho signature model, features bearclaw Sitka spruce and rosewood sides (all solid). It costs a heck of a lot more and I'm too embarrassed to ask Paul Okami for the price. You can find some cheaply built models out there too. There's the Mahalo Uke Guitar for $50 which has a really heavy paint finish. I managed to try it out and didn't like the looks or sound of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted January 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 28, 2008 Pascal thought it might be this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted January 28, 2008 Members Share Posted January 28, 2008 Pascal thought it might be this. Yeah, but it's not as if this guy knew anything about guitarleles and small guitars. I honestly wouldn't trust him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hudman Posted January 28, 2008 Members Share Posted January 28, 2008 Nice video. Nice playing and smooth vocals from Sting. That looks like it could be a parlor sized classical guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted January 28, 2008 Members Share Posted January 28, 2008 Am I the only one who thinks these are steel strings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted January 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 28, 2008 Am I the only one who thinks these are steel strings? I think you may be on to something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hudman Posted January 28, 2008 Members Share Posted January 28, 2008 Am I the only one who thinks these are steel strings? I assumed they were nylon strings, maybe I'm wrong. It wouldn't be the first time. Ask my wife, according to her I'm always wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted January 28, 2008 Members Share Posted January 28, 2008 IMO a lot of tone is in teh fingas but in this case I detect a slight metallic ring in addition to the slinky-sounding action on this whateveritis. I suspect it's got a shorter scale that draws less tension on the strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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