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1920s Kamaka Painted Pineapple Back from Kamaka Ukuleles. Beautiful and extremely rare Kamaka painted pineapple ukulele from the early 1920s. This gorgeous piece is handcrafted from solid hawaiian koa wood from the only company whose name is synonymous with ukulele, Kamaka. The blue label Kamaka ‘Special’ ukuleles were considered the custom order instruments of Kamaka’s yesteryear and very limited in number. It is also said that this pineapple model was the very model that saved Kamaka from going bankrupt during the early stages of the company’s history. Urban legen