Kanile'a Manako Solid Hawaiian Curly Mango Super Tenor Ukulele w/Armrest #25825 - last batch

The Kanile'a manako series is the long awaited second collaboration between Kanile'a and the Southern Ukulele Store. We hope this solid Hawaiian curly mango super tenor ukulele with armrest doesn't disappoint!

Mango wood has been the up and comer of recent years and we wanted to get in on it! It's a Hawaiian wood with many of the favourite attributes of Koa but with hidden depths and character which make each one unique.

There will always be people out there that associate Hawaiian made ukuleles with koa and they are spoilt for choice. But, many of the staff here at SUS felt that one particular Kanile'a custom mango model that came and left quickly last year was up there with the very best ukuleles we had ever had here at SUS.

After speccing up what was to be a special signature ukulele for Alex; we discovered that Kanile'a had enough of this lovely figured mango to build a collection. It was decided that a whole manako range needed to be born.

As previously mentioned, the manako range takes influence from Kanile'a's most popular premium models. The tenor in particular takes a lot of inspiration from the KSR-T but switches the wood combinations from koa to high grade figured mango.

The ukulele design features a traditional flat top slimline slotted headstock with those tiny almost adorable Gotoh stealth tuners, a specially designed mango armrest and several unique cosmetic details such as side facing mango fret markers and a handdrawn Manako inlay in faded yellow epoxy.

What does it sound like?

This super tenor model is fabulously resonant, owing to the fatter bottom bout and increased area of the top. It has a lovely dark bass response, which would support Low G wonderfully. It shares the same 17" scale as the standard tenors, the only difference being the wider dimensions of the bottom bout.

Pictures show actual instrument. This is one of the last batch of Manako ukes to be made, as finding enough high quality mango to complete the production runs was too challenging.

So, grab the only super tenor manako ukulele ever made while you can.

You can hear this very instrument in the video below.

Specification:
Solid Hawaiian curly mango body
Wider bottom bout (270mm at widest point)
Mango armrest
Mango custom dots and K logo
UV gloss finish
South American mahogany neck
38mm nut width with 29mm G to A string spacing
17" tenor scale length
Ebony fingerboard and bridge
Custom Manako logo (yellow dyed epoxy resin)
Gotoh stealth tuners
Traditional thin slotted headstock
Kanile'a deluxe gigbag
High G fluorocarbon strings