KoAloha KCM-SUS Solid Cedar/Koa Concert Ukulele in hard case - SUS Exclusive! #24-2

Special Price £1,099.00 £915.83 Regular Price £1,399.00

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Left Handed? If the uke is a 5 or 6 string, or it has a cutaway, personal soundhole or preamp panel then we cannot convert left handed.

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Fit a Low G string (Soprano/Concert/Tenor size in GCEA tuning only)

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Fremont Squeakless Flatwound Low G (recommended) + £5.99 (Excl. Tax: £4.99)
Fremont Squeakless Flatwound Low G (recommended) + £5.99 (Excl. Tax: £4.99)
D'Addario J4504 Polished Flatwound Low G (recommended) + £7.00 (Excl. Tax: £5.83)
D'Addario J4504 Polished Flatwound Low G (recommended) + £7.00 (Excl. Tax: £5.83)
Worth Clear Plain Unwound Fluorocarbon Low G + £6.50 (Excl. Tax: £5.42)
Worth Clear Plain Unwound Fluorocarbon Low G + £6.50 (Excl. Tax: £5.42)
Worth Brown Plain Unwound Fluorocarbon Low G + £6.50 (Excl. Tax: £5.42)
Worth Brown Plain Unwound Fluorocarbon Low G + £6.50 (Excl. Tax: £5.42)
Aquila 16U Wire Wound Low G string + £3.29 (Excl. Tax: £2.74)
Aquila 16U Wire Wound Low G string + £3.29 (Excl. Tax: £2.74)

Fit a strap button to the bottom bout - check listing to see if it comes with one first

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Chrome + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Chrome + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Black + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Black + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Gold + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Gold + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Match it to the hardware + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Match it to the hardware + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)

Fit a Strap button to the heel joint of the neck - check listing to see if if comes with one first

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Chrome + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Chrome + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Black + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Black + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Gold + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Gold + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Match it to the hardware + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Match it to the hardware + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)

Fit a Piezo Pickup - do not select if the uke already has one factory fitted. Not suitable for banjoleles.

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MiSi Rechargeable Active pickup (recommended) + £179.00 (Excl. Tax: £149.17)
MiSi Rechargeable Active pickup (recommended) + £179.00 (Excl. Tax: £149.17)
Fishman Pro Passive pickup + £120.00 (Excl. Tax: £100.00)
Fishman Pro Passive pickup + £120.00 (Excl. Tax: £100.00)

Full setup, including adjustment of frets, saddle and nut is included. If you have specific instructions regarding the action of your uke, please tell us here:

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Details

We are so excited about these, our first SUS exclusive KoAloha concert ukuleles! It was during conversation with Paul Okami at KoAloha over last summer when I mused about whether they would ever use cedar on a standard range of KoAlohas, as we know they like to use it on Red Labels and Special Issues. He said of course it was possible, so being massive fans of cedar on ukuleles at SUS, I immediately asked him if he would spec and price up a run of them for us.

The price is slightly higher than for a standard KCM-00 for two reasons; this kind of high quality Western red cedar costs a little more on Hawaii, and it has to be braced slightly differently than an all solid koa KoAloha model. Koa is a hardwood, so the normal unit bracing KoAloha use works really well, but cedar being a softwood needs that extra bracing and support. The KCM-SUS still has the KoAloha unit bracing, with a little subtle extra added where it is necessary.

When Alex first played the KCM-SUS, he said it was one of the best concerts he had ever played. It has that KoAloha sound - full, warm and vibrantly loud - but with a really distinct chiming harp like sound, which is just so gorgeous. The low mids and bass are more pronounced than on the koa models, and make the low G tuning sound fabulous. The extra bracing in no way dampens the sustain (which is lengthy), the volume (which is impressive), or the harmonics (which bloom beautifully). It just has such a fruity, rich sound - I love it.

Chapeau, KoAloha! This is a stunning instrument which offers something very different to anything else at this price point. We are so proud!

Pictures show actual instrument you will receive.

Specifications:
Solid western red cedar top
Solid Hawaiian koa back and sides
CNC shaped mahogany neck
Ebony fretboard and bridge
NuBone TUSQ(tm) nut and saddle
KoAloha 5-pointed crown headstock
Fretboard inlay dots made of abalone
KoAloha's patented "Musubi" soundhole
KoAloha closed back geared machine heads
High gloss finish
Abalone KoAloha logo on headstock
38mm nut width, with 27mm G to A string spacing at nut
388mm scale length
Clear fluorocarbon high G strings
KoAloha hard case included

KoAloha are some of the finest instruments available today, but they can have very small cosmetic inconsistencies such a small pits and runs in the gloss. Nothing major!