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Oscar Schmidt OU5 Concert Koa Ukulele | 
| Brand: Oscar Schmidt
Category: Musical Instruments
Buy New: $127.96
as of 9/8/2010 23:29 CDT details
New (6) from $127.96
Seller: Springdale Music
Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 540
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 24 x 3.5 x 12
MPN: OU5
Model: OU5
UPC: 801128501581
EAN: 0801128501581
ASIN: B0002GLMMM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Hawaiian Koa | | • | Abalone top inlays | | • | Rosewood fingerboard and bridge | | • | Grover tuners |
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Product Description
he OU5 Ukulele features Hawaiian Koa top, Hawaiian Koa back and sides, Abalone top inlay, Rosewood fingerboard and bridge, and Grover tuners.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 22
 Best Purchase I've Made in a Long Time August 3, 2010
idontlikepennames
I wanted to wait to review this product to see how well it held up. I've had it for a year now and it looks exactly the same as the day I bought it and that's not because of under use. I bought this uke last summer when I decided I wanted to learn how to play. True it's a pretty expensive investment when you're not entirely sure how far you're going to go, but I was positive that I was going to learn. It's a beautiful uke and has served me well. It arrived on time and in perfect condition. Since beginning my ukulele obsession I've met several travelling uke players who have exclaimed how nice this product is. Needless to say, it's one of the best purchases I've made in a long time.
Great Uke! Great Price! July 29, 2010
Rodney Underhill (San Diego, CA USA)
Given the price reduction, I had a bit of the nerves when I ordered this instrument. I'm used to selecting instruments in a "real" store, so I can have a bit of a chance to examine the thing and play it a bit before I make my purchase. When the package arrived, I eagerly opened it and was very happy with what I saw. This is a beautiful little uke! The Koa wood is a knock out! The "ab" inlay is pretty cool, too. It plays well, with decent action, but if you are used to playing guitar and are shifting to a uke for the first time, you'll have a bit of work to get used to cramming your big old fingers into a bit of smaller space on the fretboard than you are used to.
Some basic things to understand if this is your first uke. First, you've made a good choice. Buying a decent instrument is a good step for a beginner. Second, like all nylon stringed instruments, you'll need to tune the instrument quite often as the strings have to stretch out a bit, but it's a good practice to tune up repeatedly as you practice anyway. Buy a decent but cheap uke tuner and you'll be able to quickly tune up with no problem. You'll want a case or at least a gig bag when you see how great looking this thing is, so best buy that at the same time or you'll be losing a bit of sleep worrying about your dog, kid, wife or whatever banging this around when you are not looking.
The instrument projects sound well. Start out with some simple three chord songs at first and work your way up to something more difficult. There are plenty of free uke related sites that have a wide variety of songs online that you can learn.
Back to the OU5 Concert Koa Ukulele. You'll like it. Don't mess with a 40 dollar instrument, you'll just be disappointed. For about 200 you can land this uke, a case and a tuner. Perfect for sitting on the porch on a summer eve and figuring out how to jam out a cool rocker on a nylon instrument.
Best uke in the midrange, great price. July 4, 2010
J. Castro
I am an avid ukulele player and this uke is one of my favorites. I own a Kala solid spruce uke and it cost 200 dollars more than this did.
The intonation and the projection on this uke matches my style in playing, which is soft and smooth. Even though this is not a solid wood
instrument it plays like one. Very nicely made and the design on the woodwork is flattering to say the least. Love this ukulele and recommends
it to beginners and professionals alike. You'll never need another one unless you want a bigger ukulele.
Note: I also have a Makala Soprano, which is very low end. And a Kala Solid Spruce Tenor. And The OU5 is the one i use the most. I love its sound.
 Beautiful, Sounds good, Also keeps in tune well. March 22, 2010
Panda (USA)
I got my OU5 Koa ukulele 1.5 year ago.
It's still one of my favorite instruments I own.
I also ordered an original ukulele case from the same maker(Oscar Schmidt).
I only gave it 4 stars because it is not made from solid Koa.
concert ukulele February 1, 2010
Billy Quinn (Mackay, ID USA)
This Oscar Schmidt is beautiful. It's the perfect size for me. The action is a little high for my taste, but other than that, sounds wonderful. It is quite satisfactory for my needs at this time. It would do better to come with a little zipper up case/cover of some kind. I'm pleased with this, I have noticed them at Costco for a little less, but didn't feel at all like I was overpaying for what I've got.
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