Jerryc41
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I love this ukulele! Although it looks small, it's about the same size as a modern soprano. It came with a case that looked like it would be for a sopranino. It was described as used on Reverb, but it looks brand new.
I love the sound! It's loud, with a lot of sustain, but it also has a delicate tone. This is definitely a keeper. An explanation of the uke from Reverb is below. The pictures I'm posting are also from Reverb, just for convenience and speed of posting.
There might still be one available right here on our Marketplace, for less than I paid for mine. This one came from Maple Street Guitars, Atlanta, GA - excellent dealer.
1879 refers to the year that the Portuguese arrived in Hawaii bringing with them their little 4-stringed Braguina instruments which the islanders adopted and which evolved into the ukuleles we know today. This aNueNue 1879 model soprano ukulele is inspired by the Jonah Kumalae "Gold Award" soprano ukuleles that were made in Honolulu between 1911 and 1940. In 1915 Jonah Kumalae won the Panama Pacific International Exhibition Gold Award in San Francisco, and from that time on his ukuleles featured on their headplate the distinctive crest of Hawaii, the maker name, the "Gold Award" name by which these ukuleles are often called, and the date 1915.
https://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?137664-FS-Two-Solid-Koa-Sopranos-(recent) ($350)
I love the sound! It's loud, with a lot of sustain, but it also has a delicate tone. This is definitely a keeper. An explanation of the uke from Reverb is below. The pictures I'm posting are also from Reverb, just for convenience and speed of posting.
There might still be one available right here on our Marketplace, for less than I paid for mine. This one came from Maple Street Guitars, Atlanta, GA - excellent dealer.
1879 refers to the year that the Portuguese arrived in Hawaii bringing with them their little 4-stringed Braguina instruments which the islanders adopted and which evolved into the ukuleles we know today. This aNueNue 1879 model soprano ukulele is inspired by the Jonah Kumalae "Gold Award" soprano ukuleles that were made in Honolulu between 1911 and 1940. In 1915 Jonah Kumalae won the Panama Pacific International Exhibition Gold Award in San Francisco, and from that time on his ukuleles featured on their headplate the distinctive crest of Hawaii, the maker name, the "Gold Award" name by which these ukuleles are often called, and the date 1915.
https://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?137664-FS-Two-Solid-Koa-Sopranos-(recent) ($350)
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