Martin Laminate Ukulele

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Martin laminate ukulele.

Total length is a standard 21 inches. Many of the differences between solid wood and laminate wood fall away once you plug in a ukulele to an amplifier or pa system. In fact some higher end ukuleles like the martin x series use laminate wood. And well respected brands like kala lanikai and ohana all make very popular ukuleles from laminate wood.

Laminates are actually used by terrific guitar makers such as taylor and martin who use professional instrument grade laminate which really is rather sublime. And the reason it may seem familiar is that this is a soprano ukulele made from hpl high pressure laminate. The 0xk uke was the first ukulele model offered as part of martin s popular x series. With its strong stratabond neck and durable hpl body the 0xk uke is perfect for moonlight serenading on the beach.

Thickness is at most 2 25 inches. This ukulele like martin ukuleles in general is smaller than average for a soprano ukulele which is great for travel. Martin ukuleles have been the world s finest since 1916 and they have long been prized for their full bodied voice and great volume. Width at the widest part is about 6 3 inches.

Sadly you don t see it much on ukuleles as manufacturers tend to revert to cheap plywood at the lower end but on models such as the kiwaya ks5 and the kiwaya ksu 1 you will see what.