Big Island MO-TR Solid Hawaiian Mango Tenor Ukulele in hard case #220044

Big Island are back and it's been too long... I remember the early days of the Southern Ukulele Store when Big Island along with Pono were the benchmark for affordable high end Ukuleles and both of these brands have endured the 2010's without compromising on quality or consistency. We can't all justify or afford to go up to the next price point and get a Hawaiian made Ukulele and Big Island are a fantastic compromise for those that want high end woods with fancy cosmetic details and high gloss finishes.

The U-MO-TR is the 2020 incarnation of popular former model H-BI-MO-TR and although neither will win awards for having an exciting product name; the Ukuleles themselves are packed tight with features.

The Solid Hawaiian Mango top back and sides have some gorgeous quirks to them and you can spend hours just examining the body like it's a city map. The rosette and front and back bindings are Hawaiian Koa and the rich creamy coffee brown colour of the bindings is great against the greens, greys and yellows of the mango.

This uke sounds great, it has more of a sweet almost innocent sound compared to the Koa models in the same series... It's not by any stretch a quiet ukulele but each note has an undeniable sweetness to it and a really nice soft decay to each note that makes you want to pick it up and play lullabies!

Some of the more subtle touches to this uke that you should look out for are the abalone dots, snakewood buttons on closed back geared tuners and 2020 MO-TR models have returned to rosewood fingerboards and bridges giving the instrument a slightly softer feel than Ebony.

I almost forgot to say that these Ukuleles come with a Big Island woodshell hardcase! What an extra...

Solid Hawaiian Mango Top, Back and Sides
35mm Nut width
Rosewood fingerboard and bridge
Hawaiian Koa front and back binding
Hawaiian Koa rosette
Abalone front dots
side dots
bone nut and saddle
high gloss finish
snakewood machinehead buttons on geared tuners
Big Island Hard Case included

Manufactured in Vietnam