6-string tenor ukulele

ALTERNATE NAME(S)

Guilele
Guitarlele
Guitalele

Date2009/01

Place MadeHonolulu, Hawaii, United States, Oceania

ModelModel KT-D6 D-VI

SignedCNC carved into head: [KK logo] / D-VI

Brown red and black glossy paper label: [KK logo] / KoALOHATM / UKULELE / [on left side of label, vertically] THE FINEST HANDCRAFTED UKULELE · MADE IN HAWAII

Laser etched on neck block: [KK logo] / JAN / 2009DescriptionKoAloha was founded by Alvin Okami in Honolulu in 1995. This 6-string tenor ukulele, also known as a guilele or kiku, combines aspects of the guitar and ukulele.

Stringing: four nylon strings
Soundboard: two-piece, book-matched koa
Back: two-piece, book-matched koa
Sides: one-piece, quarter-cut koa
Head: mahogany with chamfered upper edge; integral with neck
Neck: mahogany; integral with head; Spanish style heel of separate piece of mahogany
Heel cap: none; heel at angle to back
Binding: none
Fretboard: rosewood; 20 nickel-silver T-frets; green abalone (paua) dots behind 5th, 7th, 10th, and 12th frets; bone side dot behind 7th fret
Nut: gray TUSQ synthetic
Bridge: rosewood tie bridge with with gray TUSQ synthetic saddle
Tuners: two sets of worm gear tuners with chrome-plated steel hardware, decoratively embossed plates and translucent pearloid heads
Endpin: decoratively turned koa
Soundhole: subtly triangular with rounded corners, called "musubi" by the brand after Hawaiian rice and Spam sushi
Finish: clear
Linings: none
Neck block: narrow mahogany with chamfered corners
End block: narrow mahogany with chamfered corners
Top braces: short softwood above soundhole, not extending to edges; laminate brace fitted through center bout, extending around top, back, and sides in one piece; koa bridge plate extending to sides and koa graft along center joint from center brace to end block, divided by and flush with bridge plate
Back braces: laminate brace fitted through center bout, extending around top, back, and sides in one pieceDimensionsTotal 6-string tenor ukulele length: 689 mm (27-1/8")
Back length: 296 mm (11-21/32″)
Upper bout width: 172 mm (6-25/32″)
Waist width: 150 mm (5-29/32″)
Lower bout width: 228 mm (8-31/32″)
Rib height (including edging) at heel: 61 mm (2-13/32″)
Rib height, at waist: 64 mm (2-17/32″)
Rib height, at end block: 70 mm (2-3/4″)
Head length: 140 mm (5-1/2″)
Head width, top: 82 mm (3-7/32″)
Head width, bottom: 74 mm (2-29/32″)
Neck length (nut to ribs): 251 mm (9-7/8″)
Neck width, nut: 43 mm (1-11/16″)
Neck width, heel: 65 mm (2-9/16″)
Soundhole diameter: 72 mm (2-27/32″)
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 431 mm (16-31/32″)
Scale length: 432 mm (17″)ProvenancePurchased new by the donor.

Credit LineGift of Donna J. Curry, 2021

Object number15609

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