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Custom DaSilva “James Hill” Tenor Ukulele

Preowned. 2022. Beautiful Custom DaSilva ‘James Hill’ Tenor Ukulele handcrafted by Mike DaSilva of Berkley, California, USA. This beautiful tenor ukulele is designated the ‘James Hill’ model after famed ukulele player, James Hill of Canada. It is the result of collaboration between Mike and James to create an ukulele that has the reduced weight and increased resonance but a slightly deeper body than most, giving it tremendous projection and clarity. The result was this masterpiece! This beautifully handcrafted custom DaSilva ‘James Hill’ Teno
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Custom Stansell Baritone Ukulele

Preowned (by Les) – 2018. Beautiful Les Stansell Baritone Ukulele. Les combines a traditional Spanish Classic design with Pacific Northwest woods and meticulously handcrafts each instrument with comfort, tone, and aesthetics in mind. Living on the South Oregon Coast, Stansell incorporates the very best this rare wood has to offer in a quest to emulate Spanish classical guitar masters. Stansell Guitars and Ukuleles was profiled in the April 2011 edition of Acoustic Guitar Magazine. His short documentary “A Guitar Makers Path” was also selected and screened at t
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Kamaka “Ohta-san” Concert Ukulele

Preowned. Kamaka “Ohta-san” ukulele. Developed in partnership with ukulele virtuoso Herb Ohta Sr. in the 1960s, the bell shaped Kamaka Ohta-san Ukulele is an iconic Kamaka design that yields a wonderful and full sound. This Kamaka Ohta-san concert ukulele remains in excellent original condition with beautiful curly Hawaiian Koa wood. Constructed of curly Hawaiian Koa wood on the face, back, and sides with gorgeous black vertical streaking, the instrument also boasts an ebony fretboard and bridge, curly Maple wood top binding and beautiful top rope purfli
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Kamaka “Walnut & Cedar” Tenor Ukulele – Special Order

2022. Special Order Kamaka ‘Cedar & Walnut’ Tenor Ukulele handcrafted by the world famous Kamaka Ukulele Co. This ukulele is 1 of only 6 instruments made by Kamaka with this wood combination and likely the sole example with shell inlay. Kamaka Ukuleles are amongst the most respected and sought after ukuleles and have a sound that is uniquely “Hawaiian” all to their own. This beautiful Kamaka Deluxe ‘Cedar & Walnut’ tenor ukulele boasts a gorgeous Claro Walnut wood back & sides with a musicians grade Cedar wood soundboa
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