Folding elektroukulele that easily fits in your pocket
Devices / / December 19, 2019
Vulture with strained strings break in two in the style of a hunting rifle, and the instrument becomes twice smaller.
Compared with just guitar ukulele baby. It would seem to make the already compact miniature tool is no longer possible, but no. Through the use of a folding design enthusiasts with Kickstarter managed to create a ukulele Astro, which is comparable in size with a bottle of water.
The tool has standard dimensions of the neck and the deck, so does not cause discomfort during the game. Compactness is achieved due to the articulated neck mechanism that can be folded in half, without loosening the strings, and just deploy. The deck is formed as a folding wing is pressed against the main body, and is also very compact when folded.
Astro fits easily into a standard unit for bottles of any backpack, jacket pocket or other clothing. Folded dimensions constitute novelties of 29 × 10 × 6 cm. In the operating position ukulele is transformed in seconds, and the re-tune the instrument is not necessary.
Developers have prepared two Astro model. Acoustic version of Astro A is equipped with nylon strings and produces a sound volume of 35-50 dB. Astro E Elektroukulele has a piezoelectric transducer and an integrated amplifier with tone-to which you can connect headphones or a combo amp for rehearsals and performances.
Astro can be ordered at Kickstarter. Acoustic ukulele will cost 199 euros, elektroukulele - 249 euros. Deliver orders will begin in November.