Martin Laminate Ukulele

Martin ukuleles have been the world s finest since 1916 and they have long been prized for their full bodied voice and great volume.

Martin laminate ukulele.

Many of the differences between solid wood and laminate wood fall away once you plug in a ukulele to an amplifier or pa system. The sound is tremendously better than cheaper laminate ukuleles. This instrument s soprano size top back and sides are constructed from hawaiian koa pattern high pressure laminate hpl. Laminates are actually used by terrific guitar makers such as taylor and martin who use professional instrument grade laminate which really is rather sublime.

The 0xk uke was the first ukulele model offered as part of martin s popular x series. Thickness is at most 2 25 inches. Find out more about owning a martin ukulele. Sadly you don t see it much on ukuleles as manufacturers tend to revert to cheap plywood at the lower end but on models such as the kiwaya ks5 and the kiwaya ksu 1 you will see what.

Total length is a standard 21 inches. With its strong stratabond neck and durable hpl body the 0xk uke is perfect for moonlight serenading on the beach. And the reason it may seem familiar is that this is a soprano ukulele made from hpl high pressure laminate. You know just like that bright blue one i reviewed previously the martin 0x uke bamboo in fact it is pretty much identical in many ways.

In fact some higher end ukuleles like the martin x series use laminate wood.