New Uke Finally Arrived!!

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After an excruciating 6 weeks of waiting, my new Kamaka Concert Long Neck Special Order has finally arrived - and it looks and sounds absolutely gorgeous!! I am delighted with it!! I have put on some aquila nylgut strings as that was what I had in the house - I'll swap to flourocarbons in the next week or two - probably Worth Browns - first started speaking to Kamaka about this order at the end of July so it has been a long, long three months!!

The Koa is gorgous - at has a sort of 3d effect - beautiful, my poor photography skills and iphone camera don't do it justice. I've also put a brief sound sample below!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ-5IzM9MEo
 
Beautiful! I hope you really enjoy your new uke. Congrats!
 
lennymac said:
After an excruciating 6 weeks of waiting, my new Kamaka Concert Long Neck Special Order has finally arrived - and it looks and sounds absolutely gorgeous!! I am delighted with it!! I have put on some aquila nylgut strings as that was what I had in the house - I'll swap to flourocarbons in the next week or two - probably Worth Browns - first started speaking to Kamaka about this order at the end of July so it has been a long, long three months!!
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Congratulations Very very nice and sounds good too!

Similar to the one I'm getting ready to have them build for me. Higher grade koa, regular neck, ebony fretboard & bridge, single rosette.
 
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Skinny Money McGee said:
Congratulations Very very nice and sounds good too!

Similar to the one I'm getting ready to have them build for me. Higher grade koa, regular neck, ebony fretboard & bridge, single rosette.
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Thank you!! Yours does sound similar , mine has a long neck and no dots on the fretboard other than on the side - you'll love yours!! I'm so pleased!!
 
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Both beautiful to look at and listen too. Congratulations on your new addition
 
Wow, great tone and looks. What a score. Congratulations!
 
Thanks for all your comments, it is all I hoped it would be!! Being in the UK I have never played a Kamaka (or any other K brand) before - so even with lots of advice from UU members and lots of reading on line, this was a very expensive gamble - I was extremely nervous opening the box this morning!! I would highly recommend Kamaka based both on the sheer quality of the instrument itself, and my dealings with Tekla and Christine - lots of Aloha spirit!!
 
Wow, that's rather gorgeous. Sounds great too! :shaka:
 
lennymac said:
After an excruciating 6 weeks of waiting, my new Kamaka Concert Long Neck Special Order has finally arrived - and it looks and sounds absolutely gorgeous!! I am delighted with it!! I have put on some aquila nylgut strings as that was what I had in the house - I'll swap to flourocarbons in the next week or two - probably Worth Browns - first started speaking to Kamaka about this order at the end of July so it has been a long, long three months!!

The Koa is gorgous - at has a sort of 3d effect - beautiful, my poor photography skills and iphone camera don't do it justice. I've also put a brief sound sample below!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ-5IzM9MEo
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Very nice Lenny..how long was the shipping time to you..did you get a call or email from Tekla?
mine is an HF3 special..looks the same as yours but i got the mop KK logo and the ripple abalone rosette to match the logo..
 
congrats on your new kamaka LS concert, which is a twin brother of mine ! lol...
Any for strings, I will suggest to use LWS from Ken Middleton. You can get it here: http://www.kenmiddleton.co.uk/Pages/LWS.aspx

I am sure that this uke will sound better after open up. Surprisingly long neck concert works very well with low G if you are interested.

cheers,
 
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awesome Lenny, man that's one of the nicest kamaka specials I've seen. The koa looks incredible mate. Congratulations on a brilliant purchase. And as for the playing, that was superb as well. That's some mean strumming technique you've got down. Cheers!
 
hawaii 50 said:
Very nice Lenny..how long was the shipping time to you..did you get a call or email from Tekla?
mine is an HF3 special..looks the same as yours but i got the mop KK logo and the ripple abalone rosette to match the logo..
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Hey - can't wait to see yours! Total time from order to delivery was 6 weeks including UK customs delays etc. my expectations were originally set at 2-3 months so it looks like they wisely under promise and over deliver. Tekla emailed to say it was finished. Look forward to seeing yours!!
 
foxfair said:
congrats on your new kamaka LS concert, which is a twin brother of mine ! lol...
Any for strings, I will suggest to use LWS from Ken Middletone. You can get it here: http://www.kenmiddleton.co.uk/Pages/LWS.aspx

I am sure that this uke will sound better after open up. Surprisingly long neck concert works very well with low G if you are interested.

cheers,
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Foxfair - this is indeed the twin brother if yours - your advice and photos helped a lot!! Think the differences are only that yours is 4a compared to my 3a, and I've no fret markers on the board! Thanks for all your help and advice - I will try Ken's strings too!
 
eugene ukulele said:
awesome Lenny, man that's one of the nicest kamaka specials I've seen. The koa looks incredible mate. Congratulations on a brilliant purchase. And as for the playing, that was superb as well. That's some mean strumming technique you've got down. Cheers!
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Thank you kind sir!
 
Great looking uke! Definitely on my lust list.

Sounds terrible though. I'll meet you over in Marketplace and take it off your hands. :)

Enjoy. Kamaka makes a fine uke. That headstock in ebony is sweet.
 
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