Kiwaya USA now offering Big Island Ukuleles
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I call them Kiwaya USA , as they are the USA distributor of some Kiwaya ukuleles .
They also distribute other brands . Their website is Takumi Ukulele .
I contacted them once about getting a Zephyr brand ukulele which is a sub brand of Kiwaya .
Their asking price was too high .
They also distribute other brands . Their website is Takumi Ukulele .
I contacted them once about getting a Zephyr brand ukulele which is a sub brand of Kiwaya .
Their asking price was too high .
I wish Ukulele Pua Pua in Honolulu which is partially owned by Kiwaya would sell Kiwaya ukuleles .
Ukecaster
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They look interesting. I first looked at the traditional model. Liked what I saw, except the headstock...which looked anything but traditional. I like the rounded top, but the points down near the nut? Kinda ugly IMO, and maybe a real knuckle buster when playing some chords down low, like E7. Then I noticed that every series/model has this same headstock. If I had one, I'd be sanding those points down into a more pleasing, rounded shape,maybe more like the 2nd pic.. YMMV
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hands_on_lanzon
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Always some new uke knowledge to be learned!
I don't remember who told me about the partnership ; if it was at the shop or in town .
I read online that "Kiwaya is actually the trading company, the factory is known as Mitsuba Gakki"
There was a Mitsuba Gakki Hawaii Co but it's listed on Google as permanently closed .
Pua Pua sells/sold ukulele from Mitsuba Gakki .
https://ukulelepuapua.com/collections/mailelei-and-gcea-mitsuba
I read online that "Kiwaya is actually the trading company, the factory is known as Mitsuba Gakki"
There was a Mitsuba Gakki Hawaii Co but it's listed on Google as permanently closed .
Pua Pua sells/sold ukulele from Mitsuba Gakki .
https://ukulelepuapua.com/collections/mailelei-and-gcea-mitsuba
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hands_on_lanzon
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woah.. that Domo uke is a fun little throwback
DOMO Soprano Ukulele
SKU #5701 The Domo soprano is designed to look like the popular character named Domo, the mascot for Japanʻs public broadcast station NHK. The body is made of laminates mahogany. It may look like a toy, but can be played as well as any other soprano ʻukulele we offer in our shop, and actually...
ukulelepuapua.com
I have the same feeling towards koaloha headstocks but still put up with them.
SleepyheadRooster
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I had a very simple Big Island mahogany concert that I sold for too little money maybe six years ago. You don’t see many around. That one and a tenor I played were very nice.
It’s funny. I’ve gone through tons of guitars over the years, and I don’t really miss any of the ones I let go. However, the first two ukuleles I bought maybe 13-15 years ago were a basic Ko'olau concert and that Big Island concert. I sold both for too little money, and I miss both of those instruments. I really wish I had kept them.
It’s funny. I’ve gone through tons of guitars over the years, and I don’t really miss any of the ones I let go. However, the first two ukuleles I bought maybe 13-15 years ago were a basic Ko'olau concert and that Big Island concert. I sold both for too little money, and I miss both of those instruments. I really wish I had kept them.
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Yeah, that headstock...not kinda ugly, ugly AF...makes it a hard NO for me.
Ukecaster
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So glad I went to Latin School, so I know that ugly AF means ugly Ad Finitum, right?
