Keiki Kamaka Soprano 1964-1967 - Gloss Mahogany

1960s Keiki Kamaka Gold Label Soprano Ukulele – Made in Japan Under Kamaka License – Vintage

A distinctive piece of Kamaka history: this 1960s-era Keiki Kamaka soprano ukulele was made under license for the Japanese domestic market from Philippine Mahogany.

The instrument carries the wonderfully period-correct Keiki headstock logo and Kamaka gold interior label, giving it a connection to one of the most important names in Hawaiian ukulele history while representing a particularly interesting chapter in the company’s vintage story.

The body has a beautiful warm, heavily figured grain that really comes alive under light, along with the compact proportions and light construction associated with vintage soprano ukuleles. It has the dry, lively character that makes older instruments so enjoyable both to play and collect.

Features include:

• 1960s-era Keiki Kamaka Soprano
• Made in Japan under license from Kamaka
• Kamaka gold interior label
• Distinctive Keiki headstock branding
• Traditional friction-style tuners with cream buttons
• Dark fingerboard and bridge
• Attractive figured Philippine Mahogany wood throughout
• Vintage finish with appropriate age and character
• Includes fitted modern hard case

This is a vintage instrument and shows normal evidence of age and use, so please examine the photographs carefully as they form an important part of the description. The finish, hardware and wood display the character one would expect from an instrument approaching roughly six decades of age.

For the Kamaka collector, this is an opportunity to own something considerably less common than the familiar Hawaiian-production HF-1. For the player, it is a charming vintage soprano with genuine period personality rather than a modern reproduction.

A fascinating and uncommon branch of the Kamaka family tree, ready for its next caretaker.