PAPALOHA UKULELE FROM HAWAII

Aloha!

My name is Alvin Okami but I’m also known as Papa KoAloha of KoAloha Ukulele in Honolulu, Hawaii. Allow me to offer an explanation regarding the reason behind starting the PAPALOHA brand since 2017.

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For twenty-seven years, KoAloha has been handcrafting ukulele made from Koa wood. It is an expensive hardwood that is not as available as other hardwoods and this has always been a silent concern. I finally made the decision to find another hardwood that could be used if Koa wood becomes totally unavailable.

 

My search ended when I experimented and used spruce and pine together. Spruce wood is known throughout the world and recognized as perhaps the greatest tone wood for stringed instruments such as the violin. In fact, the greatest violin maker in the world Antonio Stradivarius utilized spruce wood for his violin faces. Spruce produces the richest sound quality that no other hardwood can match. Pine wood, on the other hand, is the exact opposite of spruce and has the reputation of being a poor quality wood and would never be used to make any kind of valued stringed instrument.

 

Pine wood is considered as the cheapest and least respected of all hardwoods. However, my experiments using pine and spruce together have shown that combining the richest tone wood with the poorest and least respected hardwood produced a sound that is unbelievable. This rich and poor collaboration produces such an incredible tone, volume and sustain. Equally impressive is the ease of fingering and strumming along with picking and plucking effortlessly.
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A new horizon has opened up 

 

and I am so excited to share this new concept of Spruce and Pine partnership that will surprise, excite and delight your tactile and musical senses. You may very well end up playing your Wow or HUI for hours at a time. (At the very least)  You have my word and guarantee!

 Off course, I'm release high line Ukulele that made it by select Koa wood as POPS CUSTOM. These Pops Master Pieces such as CUSTOM PINEAPPLE SUNDAY and CUSTOM SCEPTER are so scarcity value in world wide market. Please try and enjoy to play real Hawaiian Special Ukuleles with your wonderful life.   

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So welcome to the new vision and brand called PAPALOHA!​

by Alvin Okami (Pops KoAloha)