| The Kamaka company's lines of ukuleles are | | | | Kamaka baritone ukuleles get their sound from |
| traditional instruments which are designed for | | | | the use of koa wood. This wood has long been |
| serious players. These instruments are made of | | | | established as the standard for ukuleles, all the |
| koa wood, the traditional material from which | | | | way back to the instrument's Portuguese |
| ukuleles are luthiered. The instruments are also | | | | inventors. This instrument also has its modern |
| built to show off their beauty, with the wood | | | | aspects, however, as do all ukuleles made by this |
| being lacquered in a way that brings out its natural | | | | manufacturer. This company is famous for |
| patters and which protects it. This manufacturer | | | | making innovative, creative instruments that allow |
| is also famous for its Pineapple Ukulele. As the | | | | players to expand their capabilities. There are |
| name suggests, this ukulele does resemble that | | | | ukuleles with 6 and 8 strings and ukuleles of |
| fruit, with an oval-shaped body design. This | | | | various body shapes. All of these offer their own |
| company has a long history, beginning at the turn | | | | flavor to this instrument, no conversation about |
| of the last Century. | | | | Kamaka would be complete, however, without |
| Kamaka baritone ukulele makes an excellent | | | | discussing the Pineapple ukulele. |
| transition instrument for those who are moving | | | | Like the Kamaka baritone ukulele, the Pineapple |
| from the guitar to the ukulele. This instrument is | | | | Ukulele showcases several traditional features. Its |
| tuned D-G-B-E, a tuning which most guitar players | | | | body is koa and its neck is the traditional scale. It |
| will recognize as being identical to the top four | | | | is roughly the size of a traditional ukulele, but has |
| strings on the guitar. This makes it very easy to | | | | a much different sound. The tonal characteristics |
| pick up one of these instruments and start paying. | | | | lent to the instrument by this body style include a |
| The instrument's heavier strings also give it more | | | | softer, woodier sound that is a bit fuller than that |
| of a guitar-like feel, and the scale of the neck is | | | | of the traditional body shape. Any one of the 8 |
| larger, giving guitarists a chance to adapt to the | | | | models of ukulele from this manufacturer are |
| smaller frets. Those who are accustomed to | | | | priced at professional instrument levels, and are |
| electric guitars will appreciate the 19-fret span of | | | | manufactured to the corresponding standards of |
| the neck on this instrument. | | | | quality. |