What the Frankenstein’s monster… I just bought a gold label baritone Kamaka

[PauoaPoiDog]

Yes, that's right. I know that in the 60s they did a run of mahogany sopranos to compete with that lower value market. I have one of them and (blasphemy I know, but) I actually prefer it to the koa.

Ain’t nothing wrong with mahogany! It’s affordable and lacks bling but gets the job done. Kamaka, like everyone else at the time, outsourced some production to Japan too. I’m not sure if they were just the “keiki” models, but I think they were mostly mahogany.
I wonder if UU has a resident Kamaka expert?

 

[PauoaPoiDog]

Coool

Full 17” scale too.

 

[Keith5523]

I don’t really follow the older, vintage stuff yet. It’s all I can do to keep up with ‘now’. BUT that is one good looking baritone. Really nice.