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.

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. This ukulele like martin ukuleles in general is smaller than average for a soprano ukulele which is great for travel. Width at the widest part is about 6 3 inches. And the reason it may seem familiar is that this is a soprano ukulele made from hpl high pressure laminate.

And well respected brands like kala lanikai and ohana all make very popular ukuleles from laminate wood. In fact some higher end ukuleles like the martin x series use laminate wood. This instrument s soprano size top back and sides are constructed from hawaiian koa pattern high pressure laminate hpl. 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.

Total length is a standard 21 inches. Thickness is at most 2 25 inches. The 0xk uke was the first ukulele model offered as part of martin s popular x series. Find out more about owning a martin ukulele.

Laminates are actually used by terrific guitar makers such as taylor and martin who use professional instrument grade laminate which really is rather sublime.