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Lanikai offers the NK Natural Koa Ukulele as a striking edi ... Read more

Lanikai offers the NK Natural Koa Ukulele as a striking edition to the Lanikai Custom series. This Lanikai ukulele is constructed from gorgeous woods with exotic figuring and highly contrasting tones due to special construction techniques and a meticulous process used for selection.The NK (Natural Koa) ukuleles display Lanikai's commitment to tradition by crafting these instruments with solid koa tops and koa back and sides. This NK-T ukulele is a tenor size and features a mahogany neck, die-cast tuners, abalone binding, koa headstock overlay, and come equipped with Aquila strings. "The long-established use of koa on ukuleles is no accident, the tones produced by this wood is synonymous with the ukulele itself," says Drew Lewis, product manager, adding "Nothing sounds or looks like koa." This ukulele is strung with Aquila Nylgut Strings.Tenor ukuleleKoa top, back, and sidesRosewood fretboardDie-cast tuners Minimize

The Hybrid CW is the nylon-stringed guitar for the acoustic ... Read more

The Hybrid CW is the nylon-stringed guitar for the acoustic-electric player who, like most of us, is not necessarily a classical guitarist. As the name suggests, the Hybrid has mixed origins derived from traditional nylon-stringed guitars and a desire to meet the needs of modern guitar players.Hand-crafted in LaPatrie, Quebec, this smooth-sounding nylon-stringed guitar features a solid cedar top, mahogany back and sides, mahogany neck and rosewood fingerboard with a classical 2" (5.1 cm) nut width. However, this classical nut width won't seem so traditional when you feel the unique radiused fingerboard. Not only does it allow for faster playability, but also for a new level of comfort not readily available on a standard classical nylon-string fingerboard. Although the Hybrid's neck width and string spacing are sized to classical guitar standards, a truss rod allows for a thinner neck profile. Besides the new comfort of the radiused fingerboard, the Hybrid also allows for access to the upper frets via a cutaway body. Some other esthetic goodies include cream binding, a detailed sound-hole rosette and a hand finished, contoured headstock.As with all acoustic models in the Godin family only genuine lacquer finish is used, allowing the top to breathe and vibrate freely. This strong belief in applying genuine lacquer translates into a guitar that will experience and benefit from the aging process...the more the instrument is played, the better it will sound over time. For the gigging/working musician the Hybrid CW comes standard issue with Godin Quantum II electronics and the innovative TRIC (Thermal regulated instrument case) to thermally protect and securely house the Hybrid CW.Neck: Honduras MahoganyFingerboard: Indian RosewoodTop: Solid CedarBack & Sides: Honduras MahoganyBridge: Indian RosewoodSaddle: TusqTop Nut: TusqFinish: High Gloss Genuine nitrocellulose lacquerScale: 25.66" (65.2 cm)Radius: 24" (61 cm)Nut Width: 2" (5.1 cm)Electronics: Godin Quantum II electronics (mic & under-saddle transducer)Case: TRIC case Minimize