KoAloha KSM-02 All Solid Hawaiian Koa Long Neck Soprano Ukulele w/Hard Case

KoAloha's koa soprano is a seriously beautiful ukulele. It combines effortless playability with bags of tone, projection and stunning looks. You won't find a better soprano than this, KoAlohas are the best in the world. Their clever internal bracing allows the top to vibrate for longer and harder.

Probably the loudest, most vibrant koa soprano on the market today. It is an absolute sound cannon!

2021 was a bit of a transitional year for many of us... the best laid plans were put on hold for many people in 2020 including KoAloha's Silver Anniversary. Having to down tools during a landmark year was the perfect recipe to go back to the drawing board and redesign the companies staple instruments. The 25 series anniversary models brought about a more streamlined appearance and new geared tuners across the range as well as improved gloss finishing.

What does this all mean?

KoAloha are moving into a new period in the companies history and I can tell you hand on heart that all of these changes have made for a more exciting and refined ukulele. KoAloha were to us here at SUS the cheeky sibling of the Hawaiian K brands with an untamed and open sound. The new gloss has given the wilder frequencies a bit of a haircut and the overall appearance of modern KoAlohas and the sound is sleeker and smoother. These new appointments and the quality of the wood make for an instrument at 'standard' Hawaiian prices that more closely resemble the popular factory/custom red label ukuleles that we would fawn over in previous years. 

The KoAloha KSM-02 has the same soprano body as the standard KSM-00 but with a concert scale, for more room to navigate the fingerboard but maintaining the iconic KoAloha soprano sound. It has all the brightness you expect from koa, bags of volume and sustain owing to the fabulous proprietary unit brace system that the clever people at KoAloha use. It feels very light in the hand, very balanced. What you notice most when you play is the clarity of its voice. It has great note separation and a huge expressive range.

Bear in mind that no grain filler is used on these ukes, which helps to keep the instrument sounding as good as it does. But, it can mean that you can find a few small pits in the finish, where the gloss sinks into pores, features or grain in the wood. And owing to the buffing process that KoAloha use, under really close scrutiny you can see small polishing marks in the gloss.

Pictures show actual instrument you will receive. To keep this one safe, KoAloha have included a branded woodshell case.

Specifications:
Soprano long neck
All solid Hawaiian koa body
CNC shaped neck
Ebony fretboard and bridge
TUSQ(tm) nut and saddle
KoAloha 5-pointed crown headstock
Fretboard inlay dots made of abalone
Wooden label
KoAloha's patented "Musubi" soundhole
37mm nut width
27mm string spacing at nut
KoAloha high G strings installed
KoAloha branded Der Jung geared tuners
Gloss finish
New KoAloha abalone headstock logo
Hard case