Ukulele's - manufactured by Kapono

Each Kapono Ukulele is hand crafted to be the best. Hawaiian koa wood is hand-selected by John Hewitt (master luthier) and shipped to New Zealand for cutting. The wood is sliced and thicknessed to within 0.1 mm accuracy and made ready for bending and assembling. Every Kapono ukulele is made by a highly trained team of luthiers and under the watchful eye of John Hewitt. The ukulele bodies, once assembled then have the necks fitted carefully to make sure each instrument has the correct string length and intonation. Once the necks have been fitted, the ukuleles are rubbed down and finished by hand until they are ready for varnish.

John Hewitt

The varnish is applied by hand to achieve the best finish and with the least amount possible. Too much varnish will certainly dull the tone of even the finest instrument. When the final coat has dried, the ukuleles are then checked thoroughly for playability and correctness. The best fittings and strings available are then fitted to complete the whole process.

Kapono ukuleles are now sold throughout the world and have developed a good reputation for beauty, precision, and colourful tone.

Two models available in every size:

Standard model ukulele:

Deluxe model ukulele:

Head Stock: Gold decal “Kapono” name. Grover 4B precision tuning pegs. Micarta Nut

Neck: Mahogany.

Fingerboard: 14-fret fingerboard. White dot position markers front and side.

Body: Solid Hawaiian Koa wood body with curved back. Three-piece wooden sound-hole inlay (ebony-maple-ebony). Micarta saddle. Kerfed internal linings. Combination Maple and Tawa braces. Hilo Strings. Satin finish varnish.

Head stock: Selected Koa wood. Pearl (or paua) “Kapono” name and koru design. Grover 4B tuning pegs. Micarta Nut.

Neck: Mahogany.

Fingerboard: 17-fret fingerboard. Pearl (or Paua) dot position markers front and side.

Body: Solid Hawaiian Hand-selected Koa wood body with curved back. Maple (or rosewood) bindings. Pearl (or Paua) sound-hole inlay. Micarta Saddle. Kerfed internal linings. Combination Maple and Tawa braces. Hilo Strings. Satin finish varnish. Hilo Strings.

Tahitian ukuleles
Local tahitian island model.

One piece neck and body solid mahogany construction. Select hard-wood belly. Geared machine heads. Eight string and six string models available. Rear sound hole.

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