Hey all,
I picked up this Lili'u in a trade a month or two back, and after an admittedly short trial, I've decided it's not for me.
My understanding is that it originally had a small plaque fastened to the lower bout (retirement gift, maybe?), which has since been removed. As a result, there are four small screw holes and the finish (where the plaque sat) has been marred.
The good news: these imperfections do not affect tone or playability, both of which are -- as you would expect -- fantastic. Blems aside, it's a flat out beautiful uke.
The bad news: I contacted Kamaka to see about refinishing. Alice sent me a nice email back explaining that they can't quote the repair until they see it and that the current repair schedule is booked for just short of one year. So unless you have far more patience than I, prospective buyer, that's not really an option.
For what it's worth: my forearm obscures the view when I'm playing, which is to say the only time I notice the blemishes is when I'm staring at them (trying to figure out who would screw a plaque into a Kamaka!).
It comes with a fitted hard case, a humidifier, a set of Southcoasts (wound A and C), a set of Worth BMs (with which it's currently strung), and Southcoast's Bridge Bone Beads.
$675 shipped and insured CONUS. International buyers, PM me and we can work something out.
Almost forgot: the pics are about a week old. I took them to send to Kamaka, and I did it during a string change. There are actually six strings -- well, eighteen if you count the spare Worths and the Southcoasts -- and six BBBs. I can update the pics upon request.
Cheers.
I picked up this Lili'u in a trade a month or two back, and after an admittedly short trial, I've decided it's not for me.
My understanding is that it originally had a small plaque fastened to the lower bout (retirement gift, maybe?), which has since been removed. As a result, there are four small screw holes and the finish (where the plaque sat) has been marred.
The good news: these imperfections do not affect tone or playability, both of which are -- as you would expect -- fantastic. Blems aside, it's a flat out beautiful uke.
The bad news: I contacted Kamaka to see about refinishing. Alice sent me a nice email back explaining that they can't quote the repair until they see it and that the current repair schedule is booked for just short of one year. So unless you have far more patience than I, prospective buyer, that's not really an option.
For what it's worth: my forearm obscures the view when I'm playing, which is to say the only time I notice the blemishes is when I'm staring at them (trying to figure out who would screw a plaque into a Kamaka!).
It comes with a fitted hard case, a humidifier, a set of Southcoasts (wound A and C), a set of Worth BMs (with which it's currently strung), and Southcoast's Bridge Bone Beads.
$675 shipped and insured CONUS. International buyers, PM me and we can work something out.
Almost forgot: the pics are about a week old. I took them to send to Kamaka, and I did it during a string change. There are actually six strings -- well, eighteen if you count the spare Worths and the Southcoasts -- and six BBBs. I can update the pics upon request.
Cheers.
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