Kanile'a K-3 Select Hawaiian Koa Tenor Ukulele Gloss 25th Anniversary model #26918

Special Price £1,999.00 £1,665.83 Regular Price £2,199.00

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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

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)
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 Brown Plain Unwound Fluorocarbon Low G + £6.50 (Excl. Tax: £5.42)
Aquila 16U Wire Wound Low G string + £4.29 (Excl. Tax: £3.57)
Uke Logic 42C Hard Tension Clear Fluorcarbon Low G + £6.99 (Excl. Tax: £5.82)

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)
Black + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Gold + £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)
Black + £5.00 (Excl. Tax: £4.17)
Gold + £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)
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

What an instrument the K-3 Kanile'a tenor ukulele is! It's bold and strident when you want it to be, sweet and melodic when you want it to be, and every step between. Forget the stunning looks for now, the sound is what it is all about.

Joe Souza's dedication to getting the very best sound out of koa is nothing short of legendary. The redesigned TRU-R touch and release bracing system helps every vibration from the strings to move the top for longer, giving each note huge room to sustain. It also means that you can get great amounts of "light and shade" in your playing.

You notice that when fingerpicking just a slight tickle of a string gives you an immediate and satisfying response. Equally, when you strum fiercely each note is perfectly weighted in attack, prominence and sustain, making the chord very clear and unmuddy, even when strung with a low G, or played with vigour up the neck. You have to love Kanile'a and their 38mm nut width too; perfect for us sausage fingered players out there.

This particular cut of Select Koa has drama aplenty with some lovely flaming, and nice contrasting light and dark grains. Stunning up close in the flesh.

It sounds great, it looks great, it plays great. I bet all other tenor ukuleles are jealous!

Please note; Kanile'a have discontinued K-2 and K-3 Ukuleles in 2024 so this could be the last K-3 Ukulele we ever receive.

Specification:
25th anniversary model
Select Hawaiian koa body
Ebony fretboard and bridge
TRU-R bracing system
Tortoise binding front and back
Wood inlay rosette
Sand inlay position dots
South American mahogany neck
Pinned bridge
38mm nut width with 29mm G to A string spacing
17" (433mm) scale length
Kanile'a geared tuning machines
UV gloss finish
Deluxe Kanile'a padded case
Clear fluorocarbon high G strings

Pictures show actual instrument. Video shows a different K-3 to give you an idea of the sound to expect.