'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.
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.
"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
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.
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!
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.
