Custom Kawika Concert Ukulele

Custom ukuleles by Kawika Ukulele. Beautiful Custom Kawika 14-fret joint Concert Ukulele in excellent 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 ukuleles around.

Premium Hawaiian Koa face, back, & sides. Ebony fretboard and bridge with black top and back binding. Hawaiian curly Koa neck. French Polish finish. Paua shell rosette and inlay on soundboard, fretboard position markers and bridge. This is a definite player uke and one of the finest pieces to have come through.

What can I say, Kawika ukuleles makes incredible ukes! I’ve owned a few thus far and each one (redwood, koa or douglas fir tops) has its own aesthetic appeal in my opinion. But there are certainly consistent character traits in David’s building in terms of sound that really carries through on each piece.

This gorgeous uke also has exceptional volume but that could also be because of the savarez strings that the uke is laced up with as well. It’s not overpowering but it certainly has a “presence” about it. I also love the flame in the wood and the vertical streaking of dark colors throughout the instrument. These are natural characteristics of the wood. This Kawika was built back in July of 2004.

The koa on this Kawika ukulele is gorgeous and three-dimensional and the shell utilized on the soundboard and rosette is paua shell and the color is consistent all through out. In my opinion, it’s one heck of a player ukulele but as a slightly used piece it does have some fretwear and play. The neck is dead straight and the action reasonable although I personally like the string action a little lower. It’s an easy adjustment for whoever picks up this beauty.

Kawika ukuleles has stopped building ukuleles for quite some time now but his ukuleles are amongst the most desired custom ukuleles around. Kawika ukuleles have a nice crisp, clean and precise tone with excellent balance & sustain. I don’t come across Kawika ukuleles very often, maybe once or twice a year at most and they usually don’t stick around very long as well.

Price: SOLD

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