Rare Epi Masterbuilt Koa Soprano on Ebay

Here's one you don't see everyday. An Epiphone Masterbuilt Koa Soprano. Epi stopped making these a few years ago. I used to own the Mahogany version but sold it off to fund a baritone. Nice instruments and the koa is a collector's item...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Epiphone-Abalon...222?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb6b67f56

thats cool. Some don't know that Epiphone started out in the USA making ukuleles pre 1957 (pre Gibson aquisition era), when Gibson bought them and sent their manufacturing to Asia to build their more cost effective stuff branded under the Epiphone name.

Speaking of which, my new Epiphone Les Paul Uke might be here this afternoon, if not it will be tomorrow, whoot whoot..

Thy used to retail for $700 when they first hit the market. The hog was $299 back then.