ed531
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Ed,
That is a beautiful sounding tenor. I had my heart set on a Kamaka but Ken Middleton's review of his Kanilea tenor really threw me a curve ball. They both have that mellow sound you can only get from a high quality Hawaiian built koa uke. In the end I went with the Kamaka but I definitely see a Kanilea in my colection some day. Best of luck with it. When people ask me if I play the ukulele, I tell them no.... I can't stop playing it! It sounds like you are in the same boat.
This is their standard TRU bracing, see: http://kanileaukulele.com/truBracing.php?osCsid=e384c0d12fbb0d339437b83784434868Originally posted by buddhu: Is that a transverse brace with holes drilled in it that I can se through the soundhole?? Is that standard? I never saw that before. Neat idea. (Here's where someone tells me that hundreds of luthiers do it!)
Thanks everyone for the replies and comments. Much appreciated.
The only inlay is on the headstock... no binding, no rossette around the soundhole.
I have this theory that inlay on the body lessens sound of the uke because of the glue and the extra work around it. Maybe it's just me...
On the other hand, a friend of mine who played acoustic bass said the best basses were old ones with a lot of cracks, because cracks free up the wood.
Hi Folks,Thanks for posting. I'd love to see some front/back pics as well. Well played.
Regards,
Ray