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Custom Island Traditions Tenor Ukulele

Custom Island Traditions Ukulele. Beautiful and extremely rare Custom Island Traditions tenor ukulele by Robin Gleason of the Big Island of Hawaii. Robin is the son of famed ukulele builder Bob Gleason of Pegasus Ukuleles and has made only a limited number of instruments over the years. This one remains in mint condition and was handcrafted in 2007. This gorgeous piece is handcrafted of master grade curly Koa face, back and sides with perfectly quartersawn Honduras mahogany wood neck. Abalone shell rosette with matching abalone shell ‘Honu’ (Sea Turtle)
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Custom Kamaka Tenor Ukulele

Stunning 1980 Custom Kamaka (4-string) Tenor Ukulele handcrafted by Samuel Kamaka Jr. roughly thirty-five years ago. The instrument has since received a new coat of high gloss finish but no repairs and has been buffed out to a glossy perfection. It also bears a unique X-brace, which has only been used on a very few custom Kamaka ukuleles over the years. This one was converted from a steel string ukulele to a nylon set up and sounds absolutely amazing with the channeled vibrations offered through the X-brace rather than the fan brace set up. This beautiful Custom Kam
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Custom G-String Tenor Ukulele

(C.2017). New. An extremely rare full Custom G-String Tenor Ukulele that was handcrafted by master luthier, Derek Shimizu, of the legendary G-String Ukulele Co. This gorgeous Custom G-String Tenor Ukulele was handcrafted of Hawaiian curly Koa wood back and sides with a musician’s grade Sitka spruce soundboard . Solid Honduran Mahogany wood neck for added stability and increased sustain, Ebony wood fretboard and bridge with a gorgeous faux tortoise shell top and back binding for an elegant appeal and Ebony wood headstock veneer bound in Hawaiian Koa wood in kee
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Custom Kawika Tenor Ukulele

C.2000. Custom ukuleles by Kawika Ukuleles. Beautiful Kawika Tenor Ukulele in gently played condition. This piece is tremendously rare and with David Hurd having long retired from making custom ukuleles 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! We’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 ch
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