Ko'olau Pineapple Premium Slothead Tenor Koa

Aloha Ukulele Fans,

I hope that you are all well. Here for your consideration is a brand new Ko'olau Premium Pineapple Slothead Tenor in Hawaiian Koa. This ukulele has dark curly Koa binding on the top, bottom, fingerboard, bottom strip, and heelcap. One piece Mahogany neck with Ebony fingerboard, bridge, and tuner buttons. Gold Waverly side geared tuners and high gloss nitrocellulose lacquer. M.O.P. inlay on the ebony bridge pins, position markers, side position markers, and faceplate logo. Abalone rosette and top purfling. This ukulele is currently in private collection. Thanks for looking! See you next time.

Mahalo,

Tyler

Aloha,

It has been a while my ukulele friends, but I am at last ready to continue where I left off with this ukulele blog. I hope that your life is made as wonderful as mine has because of the ukulele!

Here is a Ka-Lai (Sam Kamaka & John Lai) brand pineapple shaped ukulele from the early 1930s. It still has it's original finish and wooden tuning pegs. The body is all solid mahogany, with a mahogany neck. the fingerboard is built into the neck as was the custom back then. It is appointed with a nice wood rope binding and rosette, and the pineapple decal between the bridge and the sound hole is almost completely intact. Very nice label condition, and the small crack on the back has been repaired quite nicely. This ukulele plays very nicely and has a bright clear sound with warm mids. It can be difficult to find instruments from this era that play nicely, especially above the 5-7th fret. This ukulele is in a private collection. Thanks to the owner for allowing me to take photographs and share them with you.

Mahalo,

Tyler

CD RELEASE PARTY THIS SUNDAY

CD RELEASE PARTY THIS SUNDAY @ ALOHA TOWER MARKETPLACE GORDON BIERSCH! EVERYONE IS WELCOME! PLEASE COME DOWN AND SUPPORT LOCAL MUSIC! THE LINEUP IS:

HEART AND SOUL (Jody Kamisato and Chris Salvador)
BRUCE SHIMABUKURO
The UKULOLOS (Tyler Gilman, Matt Kobayashi, Gavin Ono)
Special Guest - Mark Kinoshita

5:30 PM to 8:30 PM

It should be great fun, and I hope to see you all there.

MAHALO!

Martin 3K Soprano 2010

Aloha,

Here is a new Martin 3K Soprano ukulele. This is one of the nicest 3K that I have come across over the years. Martin is known for great quality and tone. This ukulele is no exception. I was particularly impressed with the even curl that is consistent on the front, back, and sides. This instrument is all solid Hawaiian Koa, with a mahogany neck. Ebony fingerboard. Koa faceplate and bridge. Nitro satin finish. Friction tuners. Custom TKL hardshell case. B/W/B/W/B/W/B purfling on the top, back, and down the fingerboard. Ivoroid binding on the top and back. Abalone snowflake position markers. Ivoroid "moustache" inlay at the base of the soundboard.

This is a very pretty ukulele. It is currently available at Ukulele Puapua. Please email for pricing. Thanks for looking.

Mahalo,

Tyler