Kanile'a K-1 T Tenor Ukulele Select Hawaiian Koa Gloss With TRU-Reduction #28581

Special Price £1,599.00 £1,332.50 Regular Price £1,699.00

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Left Handed? If the uke is a 5 or 6 string, or it has a cutaway, personal soundhole or preamp panel then we cannot convert left handed.

Convert my Ukulele to left handed please Convert my Ukulele to left handed please

Fit a Low G string (Soprano/Concert/Tenor size in GCEA tuning only)

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Fremont Squeakless Flatwound Low G (recommended) + £5.99 (Excl. Tax: £4.99)
Fremont Squeakless Flatwound Low G (recommended) + £5.99 (Excl. Tax: £4.99)
D'Addario J4504 Polished Flatwound Low G (recommended) + £7.00 (Excl. Tax: £5.83)
D'Addario J4504 Polished Flatwound Low G (recommended) + £7.00 (Excl. Tax: £5.83)
Worth Clear Plain Unwound Fluorocarbon Low G + £6.50 (Excl. Tax: £5.42)
Worth Clear Plain Unwound Fluorocarbon Low G + £6.50 (Excl. Tax: £5.42)
Worth Brown Plain Unwound Fluorocarbon Low G + £6.50 (Excl. Tax: £5.42)
Worth Brown Plain Unwound Fluorocarbon Low G + £6.50 (Excl. Tax: £5.42)
Aquila 16U Wire Wound Low G string + £3.29 (Excl. Tax: £2.74)
Aquila 16U Wire Wound Low G string + £3.29 (Excl. Tax: £2.74)

Fit a strap button to the bottom bout - check listing to see if it comes with one first

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Chrome + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Chrome + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Black + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Black + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Gold + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Gold + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Match it to the hardware + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Match it to the hardware + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)

Fit a Strap button to the heel joint of the neck - check listing to see if if comes with one first

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Chrome + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Chrome + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Black + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Black + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Gold + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Gold + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Match it to the hardware + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Match it to the hardware + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)

Fit a Piezo Pickup - do not select if the uke already has one factory fitted. Not suitable for banjoleles.

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MiSi Rechargeable Active pickup (recommended) + £179.00 (Excl. Tax: £149.17)
MiSi Rechargeable Active pickup (recommended) + £179.00 (Excl. Tax: £149.17)
Fishman Pro Passive pickup + £120.00 (Excl. Tax: £100.00)
Fishman Pro Passive pickup + £120.00 (Excl. Tax: £100.00)

Full setup, including adjustment of frets, saddle and nut is included. If you have specific instructions regarding the action of your uke, please tell us here:

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Details

Kanile'a make some of the finest ukuleles on the sunny island of Oahu. Their instruments have incredible finishes, really second to none, and they possess incredible poise, both physically and sonically.

The Kanile'a K1 tenor ukulele feel so light in the hand, thanks to very clever bracing and beautifully refined, high quality thin wood being used. They're put together by master craftsmen, who love what they do, and this shows.

These afformentioned master craftsmen have taken thier building expertise to a whole new level this year, and we are thrilled to be the first store in the entirety of Europe to offer Kanile'a ukulele's with TRU-Reduction, a revolutionary technology generating more prescence, resonence, sustain and volume from these already incredible ukulele's. So, let's talk a little about TRU-Reduction.

Using laser guided CAM Kanile'a have developed a system for removing around 40% of material from carefully selected areas of the soundboard in selected ukulele's. Being supremely calculated in this process, avoiding the risk of affecting the instruments rigididty and stability, whilst still removing material, the TRU-Reduction process allows more of the natural resonance of the uke to ring through, creating a truely mesuarable difference in the natural tonewood sound. But, to be honest, it's difficult to explain this, so below is the man imself Joe Souza to walk you through it.

This huge step forward in the ukulele manufacturing process is a serious breakthrough for Kanile'a, and maybe something we will see emulated down the line from others, just rememeber, Kanile'a did it first!

Specification:
Solid select koa body
Ebony fretboard and bridge
White pearl position dots
South American mahogany neck
Rounded back
Pinned bridge
Chrome geared Grover tuner keys
UV cured gloss finish
Clear Fluorocarbon high G strings
38mm nut width with 30mm G to A string spacing
17" scale length
Updated TRU-R bracing
TRU Reduction
Deluxe Kanile'a gigbag (probably the best bag on the market)

Pictures show actual instrument you will receive.