Kiwaya KTS-4 Soprano Ukulele Demo and Review

Kiwaya's Artist series of solid wood instruments is designed to achieve the sound, look, and feel of the benchmark of U.S. mainland mahogany soprano ukulele design that Martin set with its classic Style 0 ukulele. The KTS-4 soprano, part of the Artist series, is its best-selling model in Japan, and that’s what I decided to dig into for this review.
Kiwaya is the oldest operating Japanese ukulele brand and the only major Japanese ukulele manufacturer with instruments readily available in the U.S. today.
Eddie Scher demos this ukulele he reviewed in the Summer 2024 issue of Ukulele magazine, available at store.ukulelemag.com.

[@stevecrawford3551]

That’s some great playing. Thanks for sharing. I learned that the ukulele can be tuned to another key. Cheers! 😀🥳

[@JannikLindquist]

I much prefer it in D. Thanks for sharing this 😊

[@lisacompton3661]

Thanks for demo. Great uke. I'm lucky enough to have one. Have mixed feelings about the Freemont strings though. Would Worth Brown's be a good alternative?

[@Ukulelemag]

Read the full review here: ukulelemagazine.com/gear-reviews/review-the-kiwaya-kts-4-soprano-is-an-impeccable-japanese-update-to-a-vintage-mainland-uke-design