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2015 UEW1FC-KOA OPN
UEW1KOA Open Pore Natural Red copyright sprite

The UEW1KOA is an UEW series acoustic/ electric ukulele model introduced by Ibanez for 2015. It is also known as the UEW1FC when sold in Japan packaged with a foam case, but that name was shared by a similarly named model made of mahogany. Both models were made in Japan by Fujigen.

The UEW1KOA features a concert style EW body with a soft Florentine cutaway constructed of a solid Hawaiian koa top on solid Hawaiian koa sides and back with an open pore finish. The round soundhole has an abalone rosette. It has a mahogany neck with a 19-fret rosewood fingerboard with Tree of life position markers. Components include a bone saddle in a rosewood bridge, a bone nut and chrome Grover open gear tuning machines. Electronics consist of a Fishman AG-UKE passive undersaddle pickup feeding a ¼" endpin output jack.

The UEW1KOA was discontinued after 2015. It was presumably produced in very limited numbers.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for UEW1KOA / UEW1FC / UEW1FC-KOA
Name: UEW1KOA / UEW1FC / UEW1FC-KOA
Year(s) offered: 2015
Sold in: Japan
Made in: Japan
Finishes: Open Pore Natural (OPN)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Concert style EW body w/ soft Florentine cutaway
Dimensions:
  Body length: 267mm/ 10½"
  Width: 222mm/ 8¾"
  Depth: 70mm/ 2¾" (60mm at neck joint)
Top:
  Material: Solid Hawaiian koa
  Bracing: Fan
  Finish: Open pore
Back/sides:
  Material: Solid Hawaiian koa
  Finish: Open pore
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Abalone
Neck
Neck profile:
UEW
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Scale length:
382mm/ 15"
Fingerboard:
Rosewood
Inlays:
Tree of life
Frets:
19
Nut:
Bone
Machine heads:
Grover open gear w/ black knobs
Electronics/ Components
Pickup:
Fishman AG-UKE passive undersaddle
Output jack(s):
¼" endpin
Bridge:
Rosewood
Saddle:
Bone
Hardware color:
Chrome
Strings (factory):
Aquila NYLGUT
Factory tuning:
1A,2E,3C,4G

Images[]

Additional images
2015 UEW1FC-KOA
Front
2015 UEW1FC-KOA back
Back

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