Wanted: Kamaka 4-string Tenor
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Slow Eddie
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http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?99910-Kamaka-HF-3
Edit: I defaulted to thinking all-koa just in the body; not everywhere else too. My bad.
Edit: I defaulted to thinking all-koa just in the body; not everywhere else too. My bad.
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not sure if Kamaka ever built a tenor with a Koa neck...
maybe an old concert.....
all the production ones i see have a mahogany neck....
the Koa neck tends to be too Heavy and not as strong as the mahogany neck...as Kamaka does not use any kind of carbon fiber rod in their necks...
you need to go diretly to Kamaka if you want a Koa neck but that is a custom order which they will not do...even the Jake model comes with a mahogany neck....
maybe an old concert.....
all the production ones i see have a mahogany neck....
the Koa neck tends to be too Heavy and not as strong as the mahogany neck...as Kamaka does not use any kind of carbon fiber rod in their necks...
you need to go diretly to Kamaka if you want a Koa neck but that is a custom order which they will not do...even the Jake model comes with a mahogany neck....
I understand they used koa but I didn't ask when they stopped. They will build one with a koa neck as a special order. Here are two I found that made me think of finding a used one.
http://ukulelefriend.com/ukes/1990s-kamaka-tenor-ukulele/
http://www.themusicemporium.com/product-detail/product/kamaka-tenor-ukulele-c-early-60s.html
http://ukulelefriend.com/ukes/1990s-kamaka-tenor-ukulele/
http://www.themusicemporium.com/product-detail/product/kamaka-tenor-ukulele-c-early-60s.html
leokiekie
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You are looking for an old white label Kamaka tenor. Mine is from 1970. The entire instrument is made from koa even the fretboard and bridge. Nut and saddle is ebony. It's lighter than my Kamaka 2008 tenor by a mile. The neck is hand carved, thin, and fast. I wish you luck on your quest.
Uke182
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It doesn't make sense to me to want a koa neck. Koa is not a good wood for necks, that's why they've switched to mahogany which is the best for necks.
strumsilly
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but they sure look pretty
Uke182
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Okay, I can't argue with that. That's one of the causes of UAS. LOL! 
leokiekie
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I've recently seen them on eBay going for around $800-$1200. What is your budget?
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I get a couple all koa white labels...two 4 string and one six string
singsong
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We have a pre-owned Kamaka long neck tenor, scale 19 inches, for sale on our website. Body is Koa and I believe the neck is Mahogany with a rosewood fretboard. Check it out, Dixie Ukuleles, ukulele.mx
Thanks, I checked it out however I'm looking for an all koa tenor which were made prior to 2000.
These White labels were built before 2000.....Stan got nice ukes!!....
Although nfs
singsong
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We have a baritone white label all Koa Kamaka but sorry no White label tenors.
