Maker
Ko'olau Guitar & Ukulele
Hawaiian guitar and ukulele maker
Ko'olau Guitar & Ukulele is a Wahiawa, Hawaii maker of fine handcrafted guitars and ukuleles, with custom-order and shop-visit information published by the company.
Models
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Ko'olau T-100 Koa Tenor
Ukulele · United States
The Ko'olau T-100 is a tenor ukulele built by Ko'olau Guitar & Ukulele in Hawaii, featuring a figured Hawaiian koa body, an ebony fretboard and bridge, a Honduran mahogany neck, and a 17-inch scale with 14 frets to the body. It is assembled with hide glue in the company's traditional Hawaiian building method.
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Ko'olau T-1 Series
Ukulele · United States
The T-1 is Ko'olau Guitar & Ukulele's foundational ukulele model, described by the maker as their 'true base model' and 'a root local instrument.' Handcrafted in limited quantities each year in Hawai'i, the T-1 features koa or other local woods, a rosewood or pheasant fingerboard, Gotoh tuners, a bone nut and saddle, and a satin open pore finish suitable from the backyard to the stage.
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Ko'olau CS (Contemporary Series)
Ukulele · United States
The Ko'olau CS is the maker's Contemporary Series ukulele, offered in tenor size with a distinctive CS body shape featuring a wider lower bout and a more pulled-in and tighter waist than the traditional model. Built with a radius fingerboard, a 'snake headstock shape,' abalone or wood rosette, and top-and-back binding, the CS is fully customizable with premium woods including koa, spruce, redwood, milo, and Hawaiian mahogany.
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Ko'olau 100 Series
Ukulele · United States
The Ko'olau 100 Series is Ko'olau Guitar & Ukulele's traditional-shaped ukulele model, handcrafted in Hawai'i. Available in soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone sizes, each instrument features select-grade koa or local woods, Gotoh tuners, an abalone rosette, and a bone nut and saddle. The series is fully customizable with options for wood selection, headstock style, purfling, and inlays.
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Ukuleles
Ukuleles, ukulele makers, model families, and related variants.
Representative model
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Ko'olau T-100 Koa Tenor
Ukulele · United States
The Ko'olau T-100 is a tenor ukulele built by Ko'olau Guitar & Ukulele in Hawaii, featuring a figured Hawaiian koa body, an ebony fretboard and bridge, a Honduran mahogany neck, and a 17-inch scale with 14 frets to the body. It is assembled with hide glue in the company's traditional Hawaiian building method.