ghostrdr
Well-known member
I bought a Kamaka 100 year tenor and it came in the Kamaka case and both the instrument and case smell awesome! It is a wood type smell and I can't quite place it. The closest thing I can think of is like analogizing to that new car smell when you first open the door
I've suffered through a horrible smelling case that "tainted" the concert ukulele inside it.
I have a few other koa ukuleles also. Is that a smell unique to Kamaka or it's finishing process? My two koaloha for example don't smell as nice as the kamaka (actually don't smell at all). For example if I got some Koa wood scraps and used sand paper on them and left them closed in a case, would the case take on that smell? Kind of like cedar blocks for a closet? Has anyone done this or am I the only one who enjoys it when the instrument smells good?
I've suffered through a horrible smelling case that "tainted" the concert ukulele inside it.
I have a few other koa ukuleles also. Is that a smell unique to Kamaka or it's finishing process? My two koaloha for example don't smell as nice as the kamaka (actually don't smell at all). For example if I got some Koa wood scraps and used sand paper on them and left them closed in a case, would the case take on that smell? Kind of like cedar blocks for a closet? Has anyone done this or am I the only one who enjoys it when the instrument smells good?