Ukulele material

The recognized material suitable for making Ukulele is Koa (Hawaii koa), a hardwood species produced in Hawaii, called Hawaiian Koa Acacia (see the upper right wood profile), light brown, beautiful wood grain, showing flame-like texture.

It has a mahogany-like soft sound, but his high frequencies are more prominent than mahogany. Koa has a higher density than Mahogany, so the tone is brighter and the low frequency is weaker. Due to the oiliness of the wood, the high frequency is also slightly weakened. All in all, the Koa sound is more focused on the mids, the highs are smooth and compressed, and the lows are clear but weak. Compared with other woods, the fundamentaltone in Koa's tone is stronger, less dynamic and more compressive. When played vigorously, the sound quality is sweet. The timbre doesn't come out until the wood has been played for a few years. The color is a little too bright, like walnut (walnut) has too much oil, and it is used as a guitar, the color is dark brown, and it is not painted to keep it special. But the painted appearance is also quite beautiful.

Hawaiian acacia has been banned from logging, and the real Hawaiian acacia has been stored in the past, and the price has become more expensive, so luthiers aim at the regional acacia, the price is easy for people to accept, and the sound of the piano is good or bad, The real thing is craftsmanship. The expensiveness of Hawaii is still caused by less, so don't blindly believe in wood. Good wood is very important, but craftsmanship is the key to the key.