wickedwahine11
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Aloha everyone, I was contemplating selling my Kanile'a K2 tenor. I bought this uke back in December of 2008, and it was my first Hawaiian made ukulele. I posted this thread back when I got it. http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?7838-Just-got-my-Kanilea-K2-Tenor!
I am trying to convince my spouse to let me buy a new Kanilea premium tenor next week when I am in Hawaii, but in order to have any bargaining leverage, I need to know if there is anyone that might be interested in my current Kanilea, as I have to live under a "one uke in, one uke out" policy. Turns out if I sell this one, the remainder of the cost is my anniversary present.
This uke was built in August of 2008 and the serial number is 0808-2283. I have the original hang tag showing the purchase price of $1,129. I also put in some wood bridge pins but still have the original plastic black ones, so I would toss those in as well. I had a strap button installed by Joe Souza when I did his factory tour -- I think this was in 2009. I got a gold one to match the gold tuners, but it came with two, so I have the spare in case anyone wants to add a strap button onto the heel. You can see a photo of him drilling it for the strap button in this thread. http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?23333-Kanile-a-factory-tour-photos
I have played this uke a lot, and taken it on a lot of trips, and it shows. It does have some scratches on the back -- I tried to show it in a photo, as well as a small chip on the back bottom near the strap button, two chips on the headstock and one small chip on the top of the back. I tried to capture them all in photos, some came out better than others. I am a bad uke player and a worse photographer, clearly.
I know that Kanilea has these listed for $1475 now, so they have gone up quite a bit in price since I bought mine back in 2008. http://kanileaukulele.com/k-2_tenor.php?osCsid=29fb656501faac8118f06ac1c1dbe78b
I'm trying to get about $700 for this uke for local pickup, or $725 if you need it shipped. If you are local in SoCal, I would drive out to meet you to deliver it to you, and include a gig bag case -- you probably will want to replace it though since it says Kamoa on it. If you need to have it shipped, I'll pay the shipping, and I'll pick up a cheap hard case -- nothing special just more protective for shipping reasons.
Again, I'm not definitely listing it for sale yet, just checking to see if there is any interest out there for a K2 Kanilea tenor at half price -- admittedly with some wear and tear on her. It is currently strung with Worth CT strings but if you prefer low g, I can put some Worth clear low g strings on it for you.
Here are some pics:
The next photo shows the chip on the top of the back and the mark on the bottom right is just a flash reflection -- not a smudge, there is nothing wrong there.
This headstock photo shows the chip on the left side of the headstock, there is a similar, smaller one on the right side.
I am trying to convince my spouse to let me buy a new Kanilea premium tenor next week when I am in Hawaii, but in order to have any bargaining leverage, I need to know if there is anyone that might be interested in my current Kanilea, as I have to live under a "one uke in, one uke out" policy. Turns out if I sell this one, the remainder of the cost is my anniversary present.
This uke was built in August of 2008 and the serial number is 0808-2283. I have the original hang tag showing the purchase price of $1,129. I also put in some wood bridge pins but still have the original plastic black ones, so I would toss those in as well. I had a strap button installed by Joe Souza when I did his factory tour -- I think this was in 2009. I got a gold one to match the gold tuners, but it came with two, so I have the spare in case anyone wants to add a strap button onto the heel. You can see a photo of him drilling it for the strap button in this thread. http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?23333-Kanile-a-factory-tour-photos
I have played this uke a lot, and taken it on a lot of trips, and it shows. It does have some scratches on the back -- I tried to show it in a photo, as well as a small chip on the back bottom near the strap button, two chips on the headstock and one small chip on the top of the back. I tried to capture them all in photos, some came out better than others. I am a bad uke player and a worse photographer, clearly.
I know that Kanilea has these listed for $1475 now, so they have gone up quite a bit in price since I bought mine back in 2008. http://kanileaukulele.com/k-2_tenor.php?osCsid=29fb656501faac8118f06ac1c1dbe78b
I'm trying to get about $700 for this uke for local pickup, or $725 if you need it shipped. If you are local in SoCal, I would drive out to meet you to deliver it to you, and include a gig bag case -- you probably will want to replace it though since it says Kamoa on it. If you need to have it shipped, I'll pay the shipping, and I'll pick up a cheap hard case -- nothing special just more protective for shipping reasons.
Again, I'm not definitely listing it for sale yet, just checking to see if there is any interest out there for a K2 Kanilea tenor at half price -- admittedly with some wear and tear on her. It is currently strung with Worth CT strings but if you prefer low g, I can put some Worth clear low g strings on it for you.
Here are some pics:
The next photo shows the chip on the top of the back and the mark on the bottom right is just a flash reflection -- not a smudge, there is nothing wrong there.
This headstock photo shows the chip on the left side of the headstock, there is a similar, smaller one on the right side.
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