Handmade by Headway artisans using Japanese materials, we bring you the “Japanese Ukulele”
Headway Guitars, which was founded in 1977, celebrated its 42nd year this year and has now grown into one of the leading acoustic guitar brands in Japan.
We bring you a "Guitar maker's handmade ukulele" that puts the knowledge and experience of making guitars we acquired throughout those years into making a great ukulele.
Headway has a well-established reputation for making sturdy guitars that can be used for years with peace of mind thanks to the care into detail we put when making guitars, and this also applies to ukuleles. When making ukuleles we make sure to maintain all that attention to detail and carefulness to give you an instrument that excels not only in its sound but also in looks, with a simple yet elegant presence.
We are using GOTOH's UPT-UBN-GG machine heads for this model. The traditional ukulele uses a straight-looking friction machine head with no gears, but this construction is not great for tuning stability and makes operability pretty difficult.
The machine heads used in this model have a planetary gear mechanism, and while they look like traditional ukulele machine heads, they have gears and excellent tuning stability.
We used ultra-thin paint with a matte finish that gives you a calm texture.
The thin coating does not interfere with the vibration of the body and produces a very rich sound. This model maintains a simple appearance while bringing all the strengths of a Headway ukulele in a great cost-performance package you shouldn’t miss on getting.
It can support itself and stand when placed on the ground and comes with a cushioned gig bag. The gig bag also includes a pocket where you can store plenty of accessories such as picks and straps, it also has the great advantage of having a shoulder strap that will allow you to carry it on your back leaving both of your hands, free.
Body Top |
Honoki
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Body Side&Back |
Honoki
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Neck |
Sendan
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Fingerboard |
Shimakokutan
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Nut |
Bone
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Saddle |
Bone
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Bridge |
Shimakokutan
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Machineheads |
GOTOH/UPT-UBN-GG
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Scale |
345mm
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Width at Nut |
35.0mm
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Finish |
Urethane
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