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Hello,
Recently had this wonderful concert built by the amazing Peter Hurney, but in the twists and turns my ukulele journey has taken me, I've gone from playing soprano only, to concert and soprano (mostly concert), and now to tenor-scale and soprano (mostly tenor) -- so this great instrument just isn't getting played.
It's virtually new, but there are some cosmetic issues that it was delivered to me with that I've photographed and will describe here.
It's a matte/satin finish, but there are three/four finish cracks on the upper back portion of the ukulele, with one spidering into the base of the neck from the back.
It's believed, based on my correspondence with Peter, that these occurred during shipping in the winter, across the country from Oregon to my home here in New Jersey. They are purely cosmetic, and cannot be seen clearly at many angles, and they're all on the front/side of the ukulele, so not visible from the front. Peter said that the ukulele could be re-finished, but suggested waiting until after the weather gets warmer... I decided in the interim that it wasn't that big deal for me, and I wasn't planning on having that done.
There are also some minor builder marks on the instrument, and as this is the fourth Pohaku I've owned, I can tell you that you won't likely find one without them -- these are handmade instruments, and are not perfect/immaculate/free from stray tooling marks or scuffs on the soundboard, etc.
When we discussed building this one, I told Peter I was looking for a deeper, fuller, warmer tone, and we went with all solid mahogany, and a slightly deeper body than Peter typically builds with.
It sounds incredible, and the playability is fantastic, as you'd expect from a Pohaku. Was built with Gotoh UPT tuners (my personal favorite), rather than the Peghed tuners Peter usually uses.
I paid $1100 plus shipping for this one, and because of the cosmetic issues, am listing it for $850, shipping included (CONUS only).
Ships in the Pohaku-branded hard case, pictured. Reasonable offers, including trades for a tenor (preferably Kanile'a), will be considered. Thanks!
Recently had this wonderful concert built by the amazing Peter Hurney, but in the twists and turns my ukulele journey has taken me, I've gone from playing soprano only, to concert and soprano (mostly concert), and now to tenor-scale and soprano (mostly tenor) -- so this great instrument just isn't getting played.
It's virtually new, but there are some cosmetic issues that it was delivered to me with that I've photographed and will describe here.
It's a matte/satin finish, but there are three/four finish cracks on the upper back portion of the ukulele, with one spidering into the base of the neck from the back.
It's believed, based on my correspondence with Peter, that these occurred during shipping in the winter, across the country from Oregon to my home here in New Jersey. They are purely cosmetic, and cannot be seen clearly at many angles, and they're all on the front/side of the ukulele, so not visible from the front. Peter said that the ukulele could be re-finished, but suggested waiting until after the weather gets warmer... I decided in the interim that it wasn't that big deal for me, and I wasn't planning on having that done.
There are also some minor builder marks on the instrument, and as this is the fourth Pohaku I've owned, I can tell you that you won't likely find one without them -- these are handmade instruments, and are not perfect/immaculate/free from stray tooling marks or scuffs on the soundboard, etc.
When we discussed building this one, I told Peter I was looking for a deeper, fuller, warmer tone, and we went with all solid mahogany, and a slightly deeper body than Peter typically builds with.
It sounds incredible, and the playability is fantastic, as you'd expect from a Pohaku. Was built with Gotoh UPT tuners (my personal favorite), rather than the Peghed tuners Peter usually uses.
I paid $1100 plus shipping for this one, and because of the cosmetic issues, am listing it for $850, shipping included (CONUS only).
Ships in the Pohaku-branded hard case, pictured. Reasonable offers, including trades for a tenor (preferably Kanile'a), will be considered. Thanks!
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