Product Description

With the rise of Hawaiian music in the late 1910s, Martin began making ukuleles. The line expanded from mahogany to more elaborate Hawaiian koa models. A soprano-sized model, the 5K Uke is the ukulele equivalent of a Style 45 guitar – the top of the line. The 5K Uke is crafted with solid highly-flamed Hawaiian koa top, back and sides finished in a polished gloss, trimmed with abalone pearl.

• Model: 5K Uke
• Construction: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint
• Body Size: Soprano Ukulele
• Top: Solid Highly Flamed Hawaiian Koa
• Rosette: Single Ring
• Top Bracing Pattern: O-Uke
• Top Braces: Solid Sitka Spruce – Hand Shaped
• Back Material: Solid Highly Flamed Hawaiian Koa
• Back Purfling: none
• Side Material: Solid Highly Flamed Hawaiian Koa
• Endpiece: none
• Endpiece Inlay: Black/White Boltaron
• Binding: Grained Ivoroid
• Top Inlay Style: Style 41 with Black/White/Black Boltaron
• Side Inlay: Black/White/Black Boltaron
• Back Inlay: Select Abalone with Black/White Boltaron
• Neck Material: Select Hardwood
• Neck Shape: Soprano Uke Shape
• Nut Material: Bone
• Headstock: Solid/Uke Taper
• Headplate: Solid Highly Flamed Koa /Uke Style Flower Pot – Select Abalone Pearl
• Heelcap: Grained Ivoroid
• Fingerboard Material: Solid Black Ebony w/ Point On End
• Scale Length: 13.614” Uke Pattern
• Number Of Frets Clear: 12
• Number Of Frets Total: 17
• Fingerboard Width At Nut: 1-13/32”
• Fingerboard Width At 12th Fret: 1-13/16”
• Fingerboard Position Inlays: Unique 5K Inlay Design-Long Pattern – Abalone
• Fingerboard Binding: Grained Ivoroid
• Finish Back & Sides: Polished Gloss
• Finish Top: Polished Gloss
• Finish Neck: Polished Gloss
• Bridge Material: Solid Highly Flamed Koa
• Bridge Style: O-Uke Style
• Bridge String Spacing: 1-41/64”
• Saddle: Long Bone
• Tuning Machines: Gotoh Gold Uke w/ Ivoroid Buttons
• Recommended Strings: Martin Crystal Nylon (M600)
• Bridge & End Pins: none
• Pickguard: none
• Case: 600 Series Molded Case
• Interior Label: none
• Electronics: not available as an option
• Other Options: Available left-handed at no additional charge
• Other Comments: All prices & specifications are subject to change without notice.