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Historical Kumalae soprano ukulele from the 1920s. This beautiful piece was handcrafted in traditional manner with Hawaiian Koa wood on the face, back, and sides. Solid Koa wood neck with direct fret inlay into the neck. Rope marquetry rosette and soundboard binding for a classy appeal and wooden friction tuners in keeping with the original theme consistent with the time period of ukuleles handcrafted in Hawaii in the 1920s. Excellent aged tones that speak to an earlier and simpler time. Wonderful projection and warmth of sound with a small body feel and reduced wei

Circa 1800s. Luiz Jose Nunes Viola da Terra from St. Miguel in the Azores. An extremely rare example of a viola da terra, a guitar handcrafted in Portugal and of the viola family. Historically, the instrument is tuned ADGBD (3-3-2-2-2) in 5 courses and is related to the old guitar-like Spanish/Portuguese viola family. Considered a folk instrument, the viola da terra continues to be handcrafted by luthiers of the Azores to this day and enjoyed by the people of the islands. The Madeiran version, called the viola de arrame, has slight differences in appearance; specifi

Early Kamaka ukulele. Beautiful and extremely rare 1916 Kamaka soprano ukulele in wonderfully restored condition. Fully functional, this gorgeous piece is one of the earliest ukuleles to be handcrafted by the Kamaka family. Early Kamaka ukuleles are tremendously rare and highly collectible Hawaiian instruments. In keeping with the constructs of a spanish style construction, this gorgeous vintage K.Kamaka soprano ukulele was handcrafted out of gorgeous Hawaiian Koa wood face, back, sides, and neck. The frets have been inlaid in to the neck itself.  The instrument als

Circa. 2017. Beautiful Lymana 4-String Tenor Ukulele handcrafted with an upper-bout porting system by luthier Lyman Ashikawa of  Honolulu, HI. Lyman handcrafts some of not only the most aesthetically pleasing ukuleles available on the market but also professional recording level instruments for both the professional musician and recreational player. Mr. Kazuyuki Sekiguchi of Southern All-Stars (Japan) and legendary ukulele player Bill Tapia (Hawaii) are amongst the elite group of musicians who have throughly enjoyed the sound and playability of Lymana Ukuleles. This