Tangi

by Rob
(Ohio)

Hi,

I got lucky and found a good deal on a used Tangi ukulele. It's beautiful and it literally makes music all by itself.

It is made of Koa, and I have no business playing such a wonderful instrument, wit my ham-hands. But here it is, and I love it!

I believe Tangi has a good reputation for making reasonable, yet very good instruments.

I've read criticism that says the necks are too thick, or the action is too high... It's nonsense!

Mahalo,
Rob from Ohio

PS - I love the videos on this site!

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Jun 14, 2009
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starstarstarstarstar 		Tangi makes an EXCELLENT ukulele...
by: Dennis Arnold

Since I enjoyed playing my 8-string tenor ukes so much (I have a Kala Koa a/e tenor, and a Sonny D koa tenor) I thought I'd like to try an 8-string baritone. They are VERY hard to find, especially at a decent price. I checked with several makers. Most just asked "Why?" when I asked about getting an 8-string baritone. Kamaka makes (or made) an 8-string baritone model, but the price was way out of the range of my uke budget. Then I stumbled on the Tangi Ukuleles website. They displayed some beautiful ukes AND one was an 8-string baritone. So, I emailed them and got a reply from Tangi Tully himself. He sent me pictures of what they could do to make me an 8-string baritone to my specifications, and for a very reasonable price. After a couple of weeks of anxious waiting my new Tangi uke arrived. To say it is gorgeous is an understatement. It's a solid, dark mahogany with an ebony fretboard and has the solid headstock. It's not real fancy since a lot of inlay and rope binding are not my style, but the beautifully grained wood and obvious attention to detail make it a very classy looking instrument. The action is low and easy, and the tonal quality is far beyond my expectations. The workmanship is excellent and the gloss finish is perfect. I even splurged and had my name engraved in the headstock. I'm glad I did because I am VERY proud to claim this Tangi uke as my own. I have more expensive ukes (and several that were a lot cheaper), but my Tangi 8-string baritone is the pride of my collection. Besides being extremely knowledgeable and very helpful, Tangi Tully is a great guy, and it was a true pleasure to deal with him. I highly recommend that anyone who is looking for a quality instrument at a reasonable price should check out Tangi Ukuleles before they buy something else.

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