Which vintage kamaka pineapple should I buy?

Was looking at these two used kamaka pineapples and wondering which era of kamakas people think is generally better.

The qualities i'm looking for are the following.

1) nut of 1 7/16 or wider

2) great intonation

3) extremely lightweight

4) very warm sound, not the more bright sound of modern high end ukes

Basically that's what I'm interested in, more than any rare vintage quality, or anything related to appearance. I really like the deeper sound you get with pineapples and, even moreso, I like the feeling of holding them.

https://www.elderly.com/catalog/pro...maka-hp-14-pineapple-soprano-ukulele/#details

https://www.elderly.com/catalog/product/view/id/148687/s/kamaka-pineapple-soprano/

Since they are both at Elderly, I suggest that you call them directly and ask about the qualities of each and compared with each other.

I bought an "as-is" vintage uke from Elderly. Before I bought it I asked them for a sound sample. They made a brief video for me, which helped me decide to buy it. You might ask them to do the same for these two ukes.

Good luck

Thanks folks! I did talk to elderly and was extremely impressed with how helpful they were. They sent me recordings very quickly.

13down said:

Thanks folks! I did talk to elderly and was extremely impressed with how helpful they were. They sent me recordings very quickly.

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Curious how the intonation was...