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Circa 1960s. Preowned. A gorgeous example of a vintage Gibson tenor ukulele – style 2. This uke was constructed with a mahogany wood soundboard, back, and sides and a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and bridge with classic bridge pin set up. The instrument has a twelve fret joint to the body and eighteen overall frets to the soundhole. Classic white celluloid top and back binding. Strap button at the butt of the instrument. Satin style finish. Classic tenor model Gibson ukuleles are highly sought after by both musicians and collectors. They tend to have been pl

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

Rare Leonardo Nunes Deluxe Guitar from the 1930s. This wonderful Nunes guitar is highly sought after by Hawaiian guitar collectors worldwide and is amongst the Nunes family of finely handcrafted instruments. It is a ‘must have’ for the serious collector and a phenomenal vintage player piece as well. The face, back, and sides are handcrafted from gorgeous Hawaiian Koa wood and this instrument boasts an elegant rope marquetry rosette as well. Musicians grade ebony wood fretboard, bridge, with snowflake position markers in keeping with the theme of these ea