Looking to play more solo parts on a ukulele? The Makai SMT-80 Tenor ukulele may just interest you.
The Makai SMT-80 Tenor ukulele has a Simi-Maple laminate top, back and sides with a highly glossy finish to boast its beautiful flamed grain patterns. The Makai SMT-80 Tenor has a greater scale length and therefore more room to play. Your fingers will have more space to move on the fretboard allowing you to play more intricate and interesting parts (particularly solo parts).
The Makai SMT-80 Tenor has larger body allowing for a more resonant tone and a fuller sound. The longer neck and body means the SMT-80 Tenor has become increasingly popular. Actually, the Makai SMT-80 Tenor ukulele is coming to rival the soprano ukulele as the most popular ukulele size.
The Makai SMT-80 Tenor is even becoming a serious consideration for people who are just starting out playing the ukulele. It’s no longer just for the experts. Everyone is playing the Makai SMT-80 Tenor ukulele!
Makai SMT-80 Tenor features:
• Aquila strings
• Bone nut and saddle
• Tortoise body binding
• Regular Makai headstock
• Round sound hole in center
• Highly polished glossy finish
• Deluxe chrome sealed geared tuners
• Industry standard scale and total length
• Simi Maple laminate top, back and sides
• Beautiful Rosewood fingerboard with pearl dots
• Flamed Maple grain pattern for that unique appearance
Maple has been used for instrument making for hundreds of years and has proven itself as a superior choice for string instruments. However, maple can be quite expensive and many string instruments are made from a laminate maple material.
The Makai SMT-80 Tenor is made from a special composite wood especially designed for ukuleles. It is not the cheap plywood with scrap wood glued in the middle. Their durability makes them an excellent choice used in the soundboard allowing for the required thinness to produce a louder sound and are not vulnerable to grain splits. The Makai SMT-80 Tenor is very popular, has exceptional sound quality and is a great value.
Each Makai SMT-80 Tenor factory inspected by a qualified technician prior to shipping for smooth fret ends, precision normal action and resonant sound quality. The Makai SMT-80 Tenor is ready to play right out of the box, however some slight tuning may be required. When you compare the overall price of the Makai SMT-80 Tenor to other online websites, you will find that this is a very affordable instrument and one you will enjoy playing.
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