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1940s Kamaka Pineapple Ukulele – ‘Special Refurbish’

Classic vintage era Kamaka Soprano Pineapple Ukulele in refinished condition with some amazing upgrades and authentic ‘Samuel Kamaka’ signature – all done by Hawaii’s most famous ukulele company, Kamaka Ukulele.   This stunning example is handcrafted in the 1940s and complete with some wonderful upgrades, including an authentic signature by Samuel Kamaka himself! The neck and sides of this gorgeous Kamaka are period specific to the 1940s; top and back have been replaced with master grade Hawaiian Koa wood, upgrade to ebony bridge, upgrade paua
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Custom Kamaka “Kelly-Boy” 5-String Tenor Ukulele

Custom Kamaka “Kelly-Boy Delima” 5-String Tenor Ukulele in beautifully restored condition. This piece is tremendously rare and was especially handcrafted for famed Hawaii musician, Kelly-Boy Delima of the band ‘Kapena’ in 1989. It was used for his early recordings with Kapena and during his sponsorship with Kamaka Ukuleles. Custom Kamaka Ukuleles are amongst the best sounding, most desired and rare Hawaii-made player ukuleles around and tremendously difficult to come by with the company not accepting orders for custom pieces. Gorgeous Hawaiia
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1920s Kamaka ‘Painted’ Pineapple Ukulele – Homage

1920s Kamaka ‘Painted’ Pineapple Ukulele – Homage. Beautiful and extremely rare Kamaka pineapple ukulele from the early 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
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Custom Kawika Baritone Ukulele

Beautiful Kawika Baritone Ukulele in amazing near mint, original condition. This piece is tremendously rare and with David Hurd no longer accepting orders Kawika Ukuleles are amongst the best sounding, most desired and rare Hawaii-made player ukuleles around. Handcrafted on the ‘Big Island’ of Hawaii. Kawika makes incredible ukes! I’ve owned a number of his pieces thus far and each one (redwood, koa, cedar, or douglas fir tops) has its own aesthetic appeal and tonal quality. But there are certainly consistent character traits in David’s building in terms
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