USED Kanile'a Custom Premium Curly Koa 5 String Tenor Ukulele - Souza Family Owned #20409

Well, well, well... What do we have here? Could this possibly be a Kanile'a Custom shop Electro Acoustic 5 string Super Tenor? It sure is and you will love the story behind this instrument too... This Ukulele was made for Kaimana Souza, the eldest son of the Souza family that created and operate Kanile'a. Kaimana had this instrument and a twin 8 string made for his dad Joe to perform and showcase Kanile'a instruments on the Souza's recent tour of Portugal and the UK. They seemed genuinely sad to see them go when the instruments were passed on to us at Grand Northern Ukulele Festival last week.

This Ukulele has several deluxe appointments but the first key thing to do is just take a look at those wonderful pictures - this Ukulele utilises some of Kanile'as best premium Curly Koa around the body and even with the more understated UV Silk finish, you can get caught up in the grandeur of all of that wavy delicious Koa grain pattern.

A 5 string is a very special kind of instrument that uses both Low and High G's to create a fuller tonal effect when you strum the Ukulele. The extra large Super Tenor body size creates some real texture an is extremely rich to the ear. Anybody that has played a 4 string super Tenor will be able to knowingly nod along that there isn't anything quite like it and Kanile'a really do it better than anyone else.

The key cosmetic appointments of this instrument include the Ebony Cutaway and Armrest, matching black front binding and a unique looking thick white mother of pearl rosette surrounded by more black trim. This Ukulele also has one of Kanile'as ultra slim Cobra headstocks and Gotoh Stealth tuners that are small but very mighty.

Inside the Ukulele - Kanile'a have utilised their new TRU-R bracing system which makes this Ukulele extra light and in our experience, very loud. The pickup is one of Kanile'as own new piezo systems that requires an internal 9v battery but is surpisingly light and very usable.

This one has the UV Silk finish, which looks like Satin but is actually a Gloss which has been knocked back, so it does not polish up like traditional Satin finishes do with playing. It does not have a mark on it that I can find, so a solid 9.5/10 condition wise. We offered this on a special deal following GNUF 2019 - it was reduced from around £3500 to £2700, and now available for £1799 in great knick. Wow!

Spec:

Custom Kanile'a 5 String Super Tenor
TRU-R Bracing system
Premium Curly Koa top, back and sides
Ebony Cutaway and armrest
Black Front Binding
Thick White MOP Rosette with black trim
Ebony Fingerboard, bridge and headplate
White MOP Position markers
Kanile'a Cobra Slotted Headstock
Black/Gold Gotoh Stealth Tuners
Gold Strap Button fitted to rear of neck
Black Tusq Nut and saddle
UV Silk Finish
Martin M620 and Fremont Squeakless Low G strings
38mm Nut Width
Kanile'a active piezo pickup with endpin jack socket
Kanile'a Case included