KoAloha Red Label Solid Premium Hawaiian Koa Tenor Ukulele w/Hard Case 2022 #1

£3,699.00 £3,082.50

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KoAloha's famous red series premium Hawaiian koa tenor ukulele is something to behold. They don't produce a large amount of ukuleles in the average year but the very few ukes that do come out of the factory in Hawaii feel completely unique and more modern than a typical KoAloha.

What is a Red Label? It is a small production run custom shop instrument produced by the senior 2-3 luthiers at KoAloha that differ structurally from Pops Okami's original KoAloha design.

The body shape is the same but the internal structure of a red label is braced more conventionally producing a less buoyant sound with tons and tons of texture and depth. It's almost magic the way this ukulele resonates so richly and with so much outward projection and poise.

Paul Okami has always been a bit of nerd for good wood and this most recent batch of Red Labels uses some top shelf koa from his collection. The result is ukulele with an almost cherry tree like sweetness to its appearance.

The wood on this particular pair of Red Labels (concert and tenor) is interestingly quite lower elevation koa with a straighter grain pattern... KoAloha have always liked this wood and made efforts to use it a few years back for the silver series anniversary models. The straighter grain can often directly translate into projection and volume as well as giving a ukulele a more traditional look.

The rosette on this is especially stunning but the whole aesthetic of this ukulele is worthy of the red label name!

Specification:
Body select Hawaiian koa
Mahogany neck
Ebony fingerboard and bridge
Tusq nut and saddle
Black chrome KoAloha geared machineheads
Lacewood top binding with purfling strips
27'' overall length
17'' scale length
37mm nut width
28mm G to A string spacing
KoAloha 5 point crown headstock
CNC shaped neck
Gold MOP diamond position markers
Gold MOP koa leaf rosette
Custom shop bracing
Custom fret inlays
Buffed gloss finish
Unique rosette
KoAloha woodshell hard case included