Details
This Kamaka HF-3 2DI tenor ukulele was made in 2016, Kamaka’s 100th anniversary, and it has the special headstock inlay commemorating the milestone they only used that year. We only get a tiny number of these deluxe models every year and we almost never have clean, used examples like this one. The 2DI is Kamaka’s fanciest style and they reserve their finest figured koa for these instruments. (The letter I in the model name stands for 'ipuka, a Hawaiian word for an opening that lets light shine through. Kamaka named it for the slotted headstock.) The top and soundhole are ringed with abalone, which adds a lovely frame around the highly figured koa.
The HF-3 tenor, in all its variations, is our best-selling Kamaka ukulele, hands down. We think this model's versatility is part of the reason. It sounds great with the traditional "my dog has fleas" tuning but it also works well with the Low G tuning, as well. Thanks to the longer scale, the frets on a tenor uke are a little further apart, so complex chords are easier to finger as there's more room, making tenor uke the most popular switch for guitar players. It's simple, if you play any fretted instrument, or if you're just starting to, you'll find a use for a fine-sounding tenor like this one. The Kamaka tenor is the does-anything-and-does-it-well ukulele. Includes the original hardshell case, which is in equally clean condition.
Specs
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Back sides
Figured Hawaiian Koa
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Bridge
Ebony
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Fingerboard
Ebony
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Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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Frets to body
14
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Inlay
Abalone Purfling
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Neck material
Mahogany
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Nut width
1 7/16"
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Scale length
17"
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Top material
Figured Hawaiian Koa
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Total frets
18
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Tuners
Schaller Grand Tune
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Year
2016
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Case type
Original Hardshell
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Serial number
163650
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SKU
KAMHF32DI-163650
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UPC
142043
