Martin Laminate Ukulele

And the reason it may seem familiar is that this is a soprano ukulele made from hpl high pressure laminate.

Martin laminate ukulele.

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. The sound is tremendously better than cheaper laminate ukuleles. This ukulele like martin ukuleles in general is smaller than average for a soprano ukulele which is great for travel. Thickness is at most 2 25 inches.

With its strong stratabond neck and durable hpl body the 0xk uke is perfect for moonlight serenading on the beach. 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. 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.

Width at the widest part is about 6 3 inches. And well respected brands like kala lanikai and ohana all make very popular ukuleles from laminate wood. This instrument s soprano size top back and sides are constructed from hawaiian koa pattern high pressure laminate hpl. Many of the differences between solid wood and laminate wood fall away once you plug in a ukulele to an amplifier or pa system.

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