Pono MB
Specs
Brand | Pono |
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Model | MB |
Production | |
Year | 2016 |
Type | acoustic |
Size | baritone |
tuning | C6 linear tuning |
body | mahogany |
top | mahogany, solid |
neck | mahogany |
fretboard | rosewood |
bridge | Tie bar bridge |
Frets | 20 |
neck joint | 14 |
scale length | 520 mm |
strings | Guadalupe |
Weight | 800 g |
Date of purchase | 11.4.2017 |
Price | 351 GBP (414 €) |
Appraisal
After the good experiences with my Pono MHTSH, the Pono MB was a logical choice for me – and I was not disappointed. It is just as immaculately processed, easy to hold and sounds as full and full as one would expect from a good baritone ukulele. It is, of course, much louder than all the rest of my ukuleles. It is restrained in design: however, the mahogany body arouses confidence. Like the tenor, there is a truss rod in the neck of the instrument for extra stability.
I changed the original strings in the G6 tuning for Guadalupe Custom Strings strings in linear tuning C6 tuning. This makes the Pono sound a whole octave lower than all smaller ukuleles.
Sound Samples
In G6 Tuning
Recorded with Samson Gtrack
House of the Rising Sun (strumming)
In C6 Tuning
Recorded with Samson Gtrack
House of the Rising Sun (strumming)
Danket Gott, denn er ist gut (zupfen)
Püppchens Traum (single-note picking)