We met Fred Kamaka Jr. of Ukulele Kamaka at the 2007 NAMM show in Anaheim. The air at the show was very dry and he was concerned about his ukuleles cracking. At the time, we only had the OH-1 guitar humidifier to offer him, so that's what he used at the show to protect his ukuleles. Fred made it very clear that we needed to offer a humidifier specifically designed for the ukulele. In response, we developed the OH-18 ukulele humidifier. It is the same size as the OH-1 humidifier, but has a special stand that allows the humidifier to hang at an angle from the strings inside the ukulele's rosette. Because the ukulele is a smaller instrument, it needs less additional humidification than a guitar. The reduction in humidity was achieved by modifying the coating on the OH-18 ukulele humidifier. The OH-18 ukulele humidifier comes with the special ukulele stabilizer and a 10cc syringe for increased control of the distilled water fill.
