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Vintage Kamaka ‘Painted Back’ Pineapple Ukulele – ‘Painted Pineapple’. Beautiful and extremely rare Kamaka painted pineapple ukulele from the late 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 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 yestery

Vintage Kamaka Pineapple Ukulele with abalone shell inlay from the 1930s. Beautiful and extremely rare vintage Kamaka ‘shell inlay’ pineapple ukulele. A beautiful piece from the only company whose name is synonymous with ukulele, Kamaka. Collectible Kamaka Ukulele This special run of ‘shell inlay’ 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 also said that the pineapple desi

Vintage Kamaka Pineapple Ukulele with abalone shell inlay from the 1930s. Beautiful and extremely rare vintage Kamaka ‘shell inlay’ pineapple ukulele – custom order. A beautiful piece from the only company whose name is synonymous with ukulele, Kamaka. Collectible Kamaka Ukulele The Kamaka ‘shell inlay’ pineapple ukulele is 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 also said that the pine

Founded in Chicago in 1864, George Washburn Lyon and Patrick J. Healy built their first instrument – a harp – in the year 1889. This partnership quickly became the Washburn company ‘Lyon & Healy’. Lyon & Healy’s knowledge of instrument building and unique designs was later applied to the traditional figure-eight shape of the ukulele at the turn of the 20th century, in which the company introduced a number of  less traditional shapes such as the ‘bell’ and the ‘shrine’ ukulele. Considered a mainstream comp