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Rare 1920s L. Nunes Deluxe Guitar handcrafted in Los Angeles, California by Leonardo Nunes, the son of one of the original three makes of the ukulele. Leonardo, having learned the craft of making ukuleles and guitars from his father, left the family business in the early teens and sought new opportunities by moving to California and starting his own business in handcrafted Hawaiian ukuleles and guitars. Leonardo only made a low number of guitars and focused primarily on ukuleles to capitolize on the popularity of the instrument aftr the Pan-Pacific Exposition of 191

Vintage Kamaka ‘Painted Pineapple Ukulele. Beautiful and extremely rare Kamaka painted pineapple ukulele from the early 1920s. This gorgeous piece is handcrafted from Hawaiian Koa wood top, back, and sides combination from the only company whose name is synonymous with ukulele, Kamaka. Collectible Kamaka Ukulele This special run of Kamaka painted pineapple ukuleles are amongst the most desirable and collectible Kamaka ukuleles to have been made and they were considered the custom order instruments of Kamaka’s yesteryear and extremely limited in number. It is a

Beautiful and extremely rare Kamaka pineapple ukulele from the late 1920s that was hand-painted by local famed Hawaii artist E. Garcia II. The pineapple, headstock logo, and cigar band at the butt of the instrument were all painted  in 2013 on an actual vintage Kamaka ukulele from the 1920s as an homage to the original painted pineapple model that is highly sought after by ukulele collectors worldwide. The original special run of painted pineapple ukuleles by Kamaka are amongst the most desirable and collectible ukuleles to have been made and they were considered th

1920s Kamaka Guitar. Beautiful and extremely rare 1920s Kamaka Guitar in refurbished condition. Fully functional, this gorgeous piece is only one of a limited number of guitars handcrafted by Kamaka. Kamaka guitars are tremendously rare and highly collectible Hawaiian instruments. This one is handcrafted in the spanish style construction out of gorgeous Hawaiian Koa wood face, back, sides, neck, and fretboard. The pyramid bridge is crafted of ebony wood in the classical bridge style.  The instrument also boasts an elegant rope marquetry rosette and top purfling, bri