CK-28 Concert Size "Vintage Manuel Nunes' Style Solid Mahogany Ukulele.

'Historic Recreation' 
'Time Traveller Special'
'The Son of'
'Homage to the great Lutheirs of the past'

Great ways to describe Ohana Ukuleles very fine, all solid mahogany wood 'Manuel Nunes' Style CK-28 Concert ukulele.

$495 RRP In Australia
Includes;
FREE Hardcase,
FREE Tuner,
FREE Set-up
FREE Postage in Australia.

As per normal I bundle all my ukes with a full set-up with your choice of; either Low or High G 
and Right or Left handed. And YES you can tell the difference between an 'Off the Shelf Factory uke' and one that has undergone a proper setup. They just play and sound nicer!

The CK-28 Limited Edition Concert Ukulele is a crackingly good instrument.  As sweet a tone and great Playability as you will ever find.  And those Ultra Hip Retro Looks are fantastic, this Ukulele is really Rocking that centre racing stripe and rope binding.  Rope binding is time consuming and difficult to make and fit, but I'm glad they did.

And it is made fully of Solid Mahogany too boot.

A STAR SELLER OF MINE.  WHY?Because the CK-28 is one Seriously Good Quality Concert Ukulele, it comes with a really good Hardcase,  plus I include a FREE Tuner and FREE Setup and well ... because it's an Ohana Ukulele and players know that Ohana is synonymous with 'Quality' 

 "I play lots of different ukuleles every week; what with Personal Shoppers getting Demos and doing Ukulele Setups everyday. 

The Ohana CK-28 is becoming a favourite of mine, they are so damn sweet sounding, and they play great."   CHEERS CC

ABOUT 
The 'Figure 8' or 'Peanut' body shape is a true classic, it is the closest relative of the Portuguese instruments brought to the Hawaiian islands.

Manuel Nunes is where ukulele making in Hawaii all started, Nunes was at "Ground Zero" the Pioneer. Manuel Nunes crafted ukuleles for more than 40 years and they are legendary instruments amongst ukulele enthusiasts.

History tells that Samuel Kamaka and Nunes own son, Leonardo, were apprentices and continued making quality ukuleles.  In 1998, the Ukulele Hall of Fame inducted Manuel Nunes  into their honorees.

SOUNDS
One of the LOUDEST little ukuleles around, the top back and side are 'vintage style' ultra thin and made of high grade stiff mahogany, perfect for extracting every ounce of volume.

Modern ukes err on conservative and generally have thicker tops, backs and sides. All well and good for "easy manufacture", but thick wood tops kill volume and tone.

Crafting a thin wood top is harder and more time consuming, you have to get them "just right". But the returns in Volume, Tone, Weight and Sound are HUGE.

Also note that unlike modern ukuleles where the fretboard extends over the top of the ukulele (and restricts volume and tone)  the CK-28 fretboard is completely flush with the body edge,  this leaves ALL of the top to vibrate, helping to shape the tone of the instrument.  Another vintage style feature that is hard to implement in production, but well worth the time invested to get it to work.

WELL DONE CREATING THIS UKULELE
Louis Wu of Ohana Music has come up with a fantastic homage to the 'original' ukulele, made in the traditional Portuguese / Hawaiian style.

The Ohana team gathered together great examples of vintage ukuleles made by Manuel Nunes, and the team set about working out what made these old timers sound so damn sweet.

Prototypes were made and lots of players tried out the Prototypes providing feedback to the design/engineering team.  It was a long journey from concept to production ... all the time and effort involved by all those prototype Luthiers, test pilot players and Production Engineers has paid off in spades with the Nunes Series.

SUMMARY
If you are serious about your ukulele playing and uke collecting then a 'Peanut' body style Concert is a must have for you.

This Concert has such a pleasing warm tone and easy playability that you soon realise that the old master Luthiers really were onto something good!

SPECS
Premium Solid Mahogany top, back and sides
Friction tuning heads
Rosewood fingerboard and bridge
Vintage Nunes Style Rope Binding
Bone nut and saddle
14 frets Aquila Nylgut strings (or Worth)
Limited edition
Vintage re-issue
Nunes/Dias style body shape
Solid Premium Mahogany top, back & sides
Rope binding
Vintage finish
Gotoh tuners

CK-28 Concert Size "Nunes' Style
Solid Mahogany Ukulele.

Kala KA-ASAC-C Solid Acacia Wood Concert Size ukulele, It's the Goldilocks Size, not too big not too small.

Pictures for comparison only.

Ukulele and Case Package $599
Concert Ukulele Kala KA-ASAC-C and Hard-case Package.

Kala KA-ASAC-C + UC-C Case

The Concert size Ukulele fits in between the smaller Soprano and the larger Tenor Size.  It's the Goldilocks Size, not too big not too small.  

A soprano has less Volume, has less Bass and has less Frets (notes) than a Concert.  And a Soprano, being so small an instrument, may prove to be quite a squeeze playing chords.  

Whereas playing the larger Tenor size you may find the neck getting too big for smaller hands.  

So why struggle with the Tenor size ukulele when a Concert Uke offers the number of frets you need, with the full loud tone you want.

Setup Options: String Brand

Aquila Worth

High OR Low G

Hi G Low G

Right / Left handed

Right Handed Left Handed

Includes; 
KA-ASAC-C Ukulele ($595)
Polyfoam Hardcase  ($80)
Clip On Headstock Tuner ($15)
Setup ($50)
Free Shipping (approx $45 value within mainland Australia).

Your Choice of
1. Aquila or Worth Strings. 
2. Low or High G String.
3. Right or Left-handed.

MAX BANG FOR YOU DOLLAR
Kala have got a lot of things right with their acacia range of ukes. They’re obviously going after a more serious ukulele player but they’re keeping it affordable by using Acacia wood (a close relation of Koa and much cheaper) and manufacturing it in China.

'Definitely worth checking these Solid Acacia ukuleles if you’re in the market for a quality uke,
but don’t have a massive budget.'

Solid woods are usually reserved for high end professional luthier constructed ukuleles great to see a solid wood ukulele at this mid range price point. If you were looking for a beautiful, solid wood concert in this price range, then put this All Solid Acacia Concert from Kala on you short list, check out the pictures and the sound demo and you may find that the KA-ASAC-C may be just what you want.

SOUND DEMO

Pictures for comparison only.

SOLID WOOD AGES LIKE FINE WINE

Solid wood ukuleles sound better from the get go, but they get better with time, the wood ages like fine wine.  Unlike Ply (which is a laminate of 3 slices of wood glued together) solid wood ukuleles will dry out over time.  

As moisture leaves the wood the top, back and sides become stiffer and lighter, that’s a good thing as the lighter and stiffer the wood the more resonant it is.  

The stiffer and lighter the wood the better string energy can be transferred, that means a better dynamic range of frequencies and more volume.

Ply Ukes will sound pretty much the same now as in ten years, solid wood ukuleles will  improve every year you own it.

Pictures for comparison only.

A RELATIVE OF KOA WOOD

Solid Acacia trees are also called the Mimosa or Shower Tree; these tropical trees are cousins of the Hawaiian Koa tree. They have gorgeous striped patterns of light and dark brown and have a deep colourful tone that match their visual beauty.

My analogy for the Koa v Acacia wood is its 'Champagne if it’s made in France, sparkling wine if it’s made elsewhere'.  Do not think that Acacia is inferior to Koa, it's not.

These solid wood ukes are trimmed with rosewood edge binding and classic herringbone purfling and custom position markers accent the fret board. 

'This beautiful, all-solid Striped Acacia
has the WOW FACTOR, 
that is going to get admiring looks from your friends at ukulele club'

Pictures for comparison only.

Some of the key features -  a rosewood bridge and fingerboard, and ebony nut and saddle. Decorative features include custom abalone fret marker inlays, rosewood binding and vintage-style herringbone purfling.

With the all solid acacia wood construction this Kala is sweet and loud... a sweetness that ply laminate construction just cannot achieve.

DON'T BUY A LEMON

I never ship unopened boxes, every Ukulele I sell gets a thorough inspection for cosmetic flaws and a play test, every note at every fret, then is setup to play the best it possibly can.

SETUP IS INCLUDED

Mass produced ukuleles come with "factory settings" and to get more units 'out the door' they err on the side of Medium to High-action (ACTION = The Gap between the bottom of the string and the top of the frets). 

 The Higher the 'Action',  the harder your ukulele is to play,
sadly some ukes I've seen you can drive a truck under the strings.
 I don’t like that and you won’t either.

TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CHANGES
Ukuleles are made in the Far East and travel to Australia via Bulk Cargo Container Ship.  Sitting in 40 foot containers out at sea for months takes its toll on the wood, as it reacts to the changes in temperature and humidity. 

That's why I never ever ever ship out an unopened uke box, every ukulele is checked, tuned and played and then Set-up for proper play.

SET-UP INCLUDED

I set up each instrument to ensure you get the absolute best feel possible from your ukulele for your money. 

This includes, if required, altering Saddle and Nut heights/slots, Fret work and intonation checks, with levelling, re-crowning, fret end filing and fret polishing.

In Set up Ukuleles, the Fret ends will be smoother so your instrument feels more comfortable in your left hand, frets will be level and polished so you get the best possible contact between string and fret to extract every ounce of energy and tone.

Also fret boards dry out a little and shrink leaving the ends of the frets exposed and feeling sharp.  I remove these rough fret ends and treat the board with lemon oil to hydrate and protect it.  

You get your choice of 

1. Aquila or Worth Strings. 

2. Low or High G String.

3. Right or Left-handed.

Standard is Aquila High G Right-handed, let me know if you want something else. 

Pictures for comparison only.

CAN YOU FEEL THE DIFFERENCE?
YES YOU CAN FEEL THE DIFFERENCE A PROPER SETUP MAKES

Just about every Ukulele can benefit from having a thorough setup.  You can feel the difference between a non-set up uke and a uke that has been through the Set Up Process. 

SPECIFICATIONSSize: Concert

14-7/8 Concert Scale (Distance from Nut to Saddle)

24-3/8 Overall body length

11 Body length

6 Upper Bout

8-1/4 Lower Bout

5 Waist

2-1/4 to 2-3/4 Arched Back Body depth

1-3/8 At Nut

All solid Acacia Top, Sides and Back

Rosewood Binding with herringbone purfling

18 Silver Nickel Frets

Custom vine Fret position Marks at 5th,7th,10th and 12th frets on neck and top of fingerboard

Rosewood Fingerboard and Bridge

Ebony Nut and Saddle

Mahogany neck

Multi-Layered Headstock cap with carved Kala logo

Satin Finish

Chrome Die-Cast Tuners with black buttons

Ukulele and Case Package $599
Concert Ukulele Kala KA-ASAC-C and Hard-case Package

Setup Options: String Brand

Aquila   Worth

High OR Low G

Hi G   Low G

Right / Left handed

Right Handed   Left Handed

 

Includes; 

KA-ASAC-C Ukulele ($595)

Polyfoam  Hardcase  ($80)

Clip On Headstock Tuner ($15)

Setup ($50)

Free Shipping (approx $45 value within mainland Australia).

Your Choice of

1. Aquila or Worth Strings. 

2. Low or High G String.

3. Right or Left-handed.

Ukulele and Case Package $599

Concert Ukulele Kala KA-ASAC-C and Hard-case Package

Setup Options: String Brand

Aquila   Worth

High OR Low G

Hi G   Low G

Right / Left handed

Right Handed   Left Handed

 

NEW KALA SHIPMENT... BE QUICK

 
NEW KALA SHIPMENT...
Hello Shoppers... pssst...
Want a FREE Ukulele Setup,
A Ukulele Club Member Discount on the RRP in OZ,
Plus FREE Shipping on all orders over $200...
Then this is for you.

A New Kala Brand Ukulele Shipmment is arriving in Australia soon, and I've been given the skinny on what's in the 44 Foot Shipping Container.

Be Quick to get back to me as some of them will go very quickly

KA-SEM EXOTIC MAHOGANY – SOPRANO $140.00
KA-CEM EXOTIC MAHOGANY –CONCERT $155.00
KA-TEM EXOTIC MAHOGANY – TENOR $175.00
KA-TEME* EXOTIC MAHOGANY – TENOR WITH PICKUP $295.00 * New Model PICTURED AT LEFT
KA-JTE-2TS ARCHTOP TENOR WITH PICKUP – SUNBURST $395.00
KA-S6E 6 STRING TENOR WITH PICKUP $375.00
KA-S8E 8 STRING TENOR WITH PICKUP $395.00

KA-ASAC-S ALL SOLID ACACIA – SOPRANO $365.00
KA-ASAC-C ALL SOLID ACACIA – CONCERT $385.00
KA-ASAC-T AL SOLID ACACIA – TENOR $425.00

KA-SSTU TRAVEL UKE WITH BAG – SOPRANO $245.00
KA-SSTU-C TRAVEL UKE WITH BAG – CONCERT $255.00
KA-SSTU-T TRAVEL UKE WITH BAG – TENOR $265.00
KA-SSTU-TE TRAVEL UKE WITH BAG – TENOR WITH PICKUP $355.00

KA-UBASS ALL SOLID MAHOGANY UBASS IN CASE $795.00
KA-UBASS FL ALL SOLID MAHOGANY UBASS IN CASE FRETLESS $795.00
KA-UBASS -2 SOLID SPRUCE TOP UBASS WITH BAG $795.00
KA-UBASS – 2 FL SOLID SPRUCE TOP UBASS WITH BAG FRETLESS $795.00
KA-UBASS – 2 TS SOLID SPRUCE UBASS – GLOSS TOBACCO SUNBURST IN BAG $795.00
KA-UBASS -2 BK SOLID SPRUCE UBASS – GLOSS BLACK IN BAG $795.00
KA-UBASS – EM* EXOTIC MAHOGANY UBASS IN BAG $795.00 *New Model
KA-UBASS – SM* SPALTED MAPLE UBASS , SOLID SPRUCE TOP IN BAG $795.00 * New Model

DUB-S DELUXE PADDED SOPRANO BAG. $29.95