IMUA iTG All Solid Hawaiian Koa Tenor Ukulele Gloss Finish #0234

Using only the finest cuts of Koa, this uke is made by Japanese master builder Shinji Takahashi and a very highly skilled team to a stratospheric standard on the sunny island of Oahu. Using Japanese construction techniques and values with Hawaiian materials makes for the perfect blend of quality and character.

The wood on these instrument is a wonder to behold. They have managed to source beautifully tight, straight grained wood, which makes for excellent sound and which opens up really beautifully over time. If you think that this sounds amazing when you first try it, in two years time it will be astonishing.

The neck is very slim and slinky in profile, so the instrument sits very easily in the hand and seems to make long stretches to reach widely spread chords very easy indeed. The 36mm nut width is slightly larger than standard, which is 35mm, and although it seems a small difference it allows a very comfortable positioning of fingers for barre chords and the like.