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6 Concert ‘Ukulele Around $100

This video and review shows six laminate mahogany concert ukes in the hundred dollar range. This was recorded to be as uncompressed and "true" as possible. Listen with good speakers or headphones to really pick up the differences. The first instrument is the Islander MC-4. The islander is an import line from local Hawaiian makers, Kanile'a. Their entry line or ...
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KoAloha Pineapple- Regular or Long-Neck?

Quite a few times I have had customers choosing between these two models. Same ukulele but the second has a concert length neck, 2" longer. So a longer scale gives a higher tension which will have a slight affect on the tone. In this video you can hear these two models back to back, same exact body but different length ...

Comparing Kamakas +Tenor vs Tenor Long Neck

Kamaka is the oldest Hawaiian company still in business. That's not a lucky coincidence.  Even after 100 years, they are still refining and improving their instruments. The koa wood is more beautiful than ever, as well as their fit and finish. And most importantly, the tone is as lush and rich as it has ever been throughout Kamaka history. For ...

Comparing Kamaka HF1 – HF3L

Soon we will offer this upgrade on all brands and models with friction keys so stay tuned. Thanks for hangin’ out at the review, and for sharing your experience. Aloha~

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3 KoAloha Soprano’s Compared-KSM-00, KSM-02 & KSM-T2

Here is a short video/sound sample of 3 KoAloha soprano's. All three are gloss so this is not a gloss vs. satin comparison. We'll have to cover that another time. This shows the 3 neck lengths that KoAloha offers for the soprano size. The regular KoAloha has the 13" soprano scale and has become a classic little cannon of sound. ...
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HMS Listening Booth – 4 Kanilea Tenors

So here's another listening booth and this one has 4 gorgeous tenors crafted on the windward side of our island, Oahu. These all retail between 12-1500 usd, they are all Koa, and they are all Kanilea. This audio slightly differs from previous "listening booths". In logic I did a stereo spread from the mono signal to "open it up" and ...
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HMS Listening Booth- 3 Hawaiian Tenors

This "Listening Booth" has a Ko'olau T100 Spruce/Rosewood, a deluxe koa Tenor Kanile`a, and a koa tenor KoAloha and a Corey Fujimoto. All seemed exceptional to me. This was done as dry and flat as you get. No compression beyond what must happen at upload, just bare mono. Earthworks setup is talked about in the last blog... This comparison is ...
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HMS Listening Booth – Pono Tenor in Various Tonewoods

This is part of a new series of videos that we will offer for your comparison purposes. These are recorded with a Earthworks QTC-40. It is known for it's flat frequency response and for being accurate and uncolored. It is brought to level with an Earthworks ZDT preamp that is also known for it's exceptional transparency.  It is then recorded through a Apogee interface ...