Kanilea 50th anniversary ukulele specs
What's the 50th Anniv. Tenor look like? The reason I ask is that I have become a huge fan of Kanilea. I recently bought a Kanilea tenor when I was in Hawaii this past Summer. I saw Joe and Kristen at the Ukulele Festival here in Cerritos, last month. I am hoping to get a custom from him as soon as I can save up and/or sell a couple of my ukes.
Aloha,
I just recently went to Kanilea to ask Joe to install somethin on my custom uke. He gave me a sneak peek of the ukulele and I thought id just share the specs with you cuz its was so beautiful.
-curly koa (mastergrade) side, back, neck, headstock
-ebony faceplate
-ebony fretboard
-hawaiian flag inlay in fretboard in white mother of pearl, blue and red pearloid
-maple binding
-sand binding (here's the interesting part. on the inside of the maple, they routed a channel and inlaid actual sand from ko'olau beach, hawaii. the effect is astounding because the grains are full visible)
-sand rosette with koa lettering (likewise with this one, Joe "laser"ed around hawaiian words for the rosette and filled in the the emptied parts with fine sand)
-aquila nylgut strings
-gold gear tuners
If I remember correctly thats pretty much everything. If not then if you order one, then you're in for some more goodies haha. Uncle Joe told me they would also be including a booklet (describing the process of building and designing this exquisite uke), a case, and extra strings with the purchase of the ukulele. However, he mentioned that they had not finalized the price-but I honestly think it'll be worth every penny.