PRODUCT MANUAL

ALOHA TWIN
The Aloha Twin is an internal double-sensor pickup
specially designed for the Ukulele. It can be installed
two ways:
1. With the supplied double-sided adhesive tape infront of the bridge plate (or bridge, if no bridge plateis present) on the inside sound board.

Either way, this pickup system has a strong output
signal and works nicely even without a preamp.
Please keep in mind when playing without a preamp,
the result depends somewhat on the quality and typeof the amplification equipment. For more tone
control, the external K&K Pure Preamp would be agreat choice with its clean musical EQ and small size.

2. With superglue on a flat bridge plate (or directly
under the bridge, if no bridge plate is present). Please
note that the bridge plate must be completely flat – itwill not work if the bridge plate is radiused, whichmeans it is curved up, e.g. Mele Ukuleles.
Tape installation on the bridge plate (as opposed to in
front of the bridge plate) is very quiet so we do notrecommend it.
Both installation methods are about equally loud but
the superglue mount has the most balanced tone withsuperb feedback rejection.
Check if you can reach your fingers into the soundhole all the way to the bridge plate. We only
recommend the superglue installation if you canreach the installation spots fairly easily. If you haveany doubts, please use the tape installation in front of
the bridge plate/bridge.

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TAPE INSTALLATION
1. Drill the endpin hole. You should use a designatedendpin reamer tool. If you do not have one, please
let a skilled luthier do this work.
2. Loosen the stings and spread them apart with apiece of rope or with masking tape.
3. Check if you can reach the desired location in
front of the bridge plate with your index or middle
finger. Use your left or right hand, whichever feels
most comfortable. Get a feel for the location of thebraces, the bridge plate, etc.

This is similar to the procedure we describe below for
the superglue mount but here you must use tapeinstead of glue as it would bond too tight and you
would pull the tape-mounted pickup off whenremoving your finger cot from the pickup.
7. Once you are comfortable and ready, remove thebacking from the double-sided tape and install thepickup as practiced. Repeat with the second
pickup.

4. Apply the double-sided tape to the gold side of
the pickups as described in the included note
describing proper handling of the double-sided
tape.
5. Practice the installation with one pickup without
removing the brown protective foil from the tape.
Place the endpin jack loosely inside the ukulele,reach in with your fingers and aim the pickup to
the desired mounting spot. You can feel for thefront edge of the bridge plate as a guide and aim
to position the pickup as close toward the edge as
you can reach.
6. If you’re having trouble holding on to the pickup
inside the instrument, try this trick: Put on one of
the supplied finger cots (latex glove for 1 finger).
Temporarily stick the top (black side) of the pickup
to your protected fingertip with a small piece ofthe double-sided tape (or another suitable kind oftape, like carpet tape).

8. Move the rubber slider along the pickup cables,
towards the pickup heads to secure the cables
about 1” from the pickups.

9.

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SUPERGLUE INSTALLATION

pickup onto your finger, with the golden side freeand facing up.

1. Drill the endpin hole. You should use a designatedendpin reamer tool. If you do not have one, please
let a skilled luthier do this work.
2. Loosen the stings and spread them apart with apiece of rope or with masking tape (see photo forstep #7).
3. Inspect the area under the bridge inside theukulele. A flashlight and a small telescopic mirror
come in handy. If you’re planning on installing thepickups on the bridge plate, make sure that it iscompletely flat! If the bridge plate is radiused atall, please use the tape installation in front of thebridge plate (as described above).
7. Check if you can reach the desired location in
front of the bridge plate with your index or middle
finger. Use your left or right hand, whichever feels
most comfortable. Get a feel for the location of thebraces, the bridge plate, etc.

10. Practice placing the pickup without any glue on
the golden side. Place the endpin jack loosely
inside the ukulele and reach in with your fingers,
aiming for the desired mounting spot. The pickups
should be installed between string 1 & 2 and sting
3 & 4, under the saddle.

Note: Make sure you can reach your fingers into
the sound hole all the way to the bridge plate. We
only recommend the superglue installation if you
can reach the installation spots fairly easily. If you
have any doubts, please use the tape installationin front of the bridge plate/bridge.
8. Make sure the bridge plate (or the area under thebridge, if there is no bridge plate) is clean andsmooth. Sand it if necessary.
9. Put on one of the supplied finger cots (latex glove
for 1 finger). Apply a very tiny dot of superglue gelto the tip of your finger. Stick the black side of one

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11. Once you are comfortable and ready, apply
superglue to the golden side of the pickup andevenly spread a thin layer of glue over the golden
surface. Place the pickup as practiced.

14. Move the rubber slider along the pickup cables,
towards the pickup heads to secure the cables
about 1” from the pickups.

INSTALLING THE ENDPIN JACK
1. Unscrew the endpin jack's strap mount knob.
12. Press the pickup to the mounting spot for about
30 seconds, and then remove your finger. The
finger cot will likely leave some latex residue onthe pickup. This does not affect the sound, but youcan go back and clean it off later.

2. Take off the nut and washer.
3. Find out the thickness of your end block and set
the nut on the cap accordingly (see picture below).
Once in place, screw the cap in as far as it goes.
4. Insert the jack from the inside into the endpin
hole. Tip: a chopstick or something similar helps
to get a hold of the jack and pull it through thehole.
5. Attach outside washer and nut and tighten. Attach
the end knob.

(For demonstration only: This photo shows the small
bit of latex residue that stays on the pickup.)

The end result should look like this:

13. Put on a fresh finger cot and repeat the procedure
with the second pickup.

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