Several months ago I was looking at for a Kamaka soprano and was contacted by a fellow UU'er. This one is mint. looks like it had been sealed in a time capsule! I think the original buyer bought it as a souvenir, came home and put it in the closet for 36 years.
It has the original Kamaka strings (in good shape), the Kamaka sales receipt from 1971, a Mel Bay uke book, an extra set of Kamaka strings, a tuning pipe, and the original box it came in. A case didn't come with it but will sell a case, in great condition, that came with a white label Kamaka I have, for an extra 25.00.
It was made in Japan (Kamaka did this in the 60s/70s to keep up with demand and combat forgeries), but it is a koa model, not mahogany, and was sold in the Kamaka shop in Hawaii. According to Stan, this is a rare upgraded model that may have been a prototype for one Kamaka was thinking about having made in Japan. It is perfect for a collector of Kamakas or someone wanting something different. There is not a scratch on it.
I would like to get $400 with case; $375.00 without case, shipped CONUS.
The photos were taken by the person I bought it from and shown with his permission.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YyqdxJpNb91dn0h82
If interested, pm me or if any questions post here.
Thanks, Patrick
It has the original Kamaka strings (in good shape), the Kamaka sales receipt from 1971, a Mel Bay uke book, an extra set of Kamaka strings, a tuning pipe, and the original box it came in. A case didn't come with it but will sell a case, in great condition, that came with a white label Kamaka I have, for an extra 25.00.
It was made in Japan (Kamaka did this in the 60s/70s to keep up with demand and combat forgeries), but it is a koa model, not mahogany, and was sold in the Kamaka shop in Hawaii. According to Stan, this is a rare upgraded model that may have been a prototype for one Kamaka was thinking about having made in Japan. It is perfect for a collector of Kamakas or someone wanting something different. There is not a scratch on it.
I would like to get $400 with case; $375.00 without case, shipped CONUS.
The photos were taken by the person I bought it from and shown with his permission.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YyqdxJpNb91dn0h82
If interested, pm me or if any questions post here.
Thanks, Patrick