TkiTki HKT Solid Hawaiian Koa Tenor Ukulele w/Hard Case #336

TkiTki tenor ukuleles are feather light in the hand and feel unburdened by modern production techniques. The semi-gloss is so thin and resonant that the wood remains open pore and incredibly resonant. The gloss does just enough to really bring out all of the quirky and sexy notes in the wood grain as you would expect from a 'Japanese style' ukulele.

TkiTki ukuleles are so intriguing to us... A Japanese brand that seem to have really picked up steam in their country of origin. Here in the UK, every delivery is a journey into the unknown. So far, these ukuleles have been incredibly unique from one to the other and noteworthy. The HK-abalone series is slightly pared back from the master-built Hawaiian mango ukuleles that arrived recently with extremely traditional vintage Martin influence in the build.

A lot of you are probably wondering about the differences between the Hawaiian style and Japanese styles of build. Typically, the Japanese ukulele market buy a lot of soprano ukuleles so they favour a build from concert and tenor sizes that remains slender, sleek and slightly more traditional sounding. Despite the Hawaiian origin of koa - this wood is the perfect accompaniment to a more slender build shape as it effortlessly produces a complex sound with more mellow tones.

What makes the Japanese tenor ukuleles unique is that the tenor bodies are noticeably smaller than their Hawaiian style counterparts. This tenor looks like a tenor, feels like a tenor and sounds like a tenor but it also has an effortlessness that comes with the slender neck and narrower body dimensions. It has all of the rounded, authentic tones you get from traditional concert ukuleles but dialed up to 10 - it's like the world's biggest concert!

The pin bridge and lower positioning of the bridge itself on the body creates a slightly brighter, fruitier tone. These TkiTki tenor ukuleles are just bursting with life and luster!

Be aware that because this has a light gloss over open pore finish, with no grain filler used, you may find some small pits and anomalies in the finish. They do not have the mirror finish of a Kanile'a!

Specification:
Select Hawaiian koa top, back and sides
Vintage Martin style lightweight body
Gotoh gold planetary tuners
Simple traditional abalone rosette
Indian Rosewood fingerboard
Hawaiian koa pin bridge
White plastic fret dots
36mm nut width
Light gloss over open pore finish
Clear Fluorocarbon High G strings
Free freestyle hard case included

Measurements:
Upper bout: 163mm
Bottom bout: 224mm
Body Length: 304mm
Body Depth: 72mm