Kala Gardenia Mahogany Concert Ukulele with Gigbag

For 2024, Maori cultural artist Sam Mangakahia created two unique new pieces of art for The Voyage Collection. The soft ivory color of this duo's artwork stands out in contrast to their mahogany ukulele canvas. With the themes of "Resilient" (Gardenia) and "Resourceful" (Hibiscus), these two floral designs are the embodiment of enduring beauty. Each Voyage Collection ukulele comes with a Voyage Collection gig bag, and story card hang tag telling the unique message of each piece of art.

This design is inspired by the endemic and endangered plant of Hawaii, commonly know as Na'u in Hawaiian with only ten wild gardenia brighamii left. The species can be found on Maui, Moloka'i, Lana'i, Hawai'i, and O'ahu. This flower holds a rich history, with its flowers traditionally used for crafting flower leis, its stems used to create Kapa cloth, and its fruits utilized as natural dyes. This remarkable flower not only provides precious resources and adornment but has also survived through the decades. Despite its endangered status, dedicated conservation efforts have been made to revive the resilient species.

Specifications- Size: Concert

- Top: Mahogany

- Back & Sides: Mahogany

- Binding: N/A

- Neck: Mahogany

- Finish: Satin

- Fingerboard: Rosewood

- Headstock: Standard

- Nut & Saddle: Graph Tech NuBone

- Tuners: Open Gear Chrome

- Strings: Aquila Super Nylgut

- Electronics: N/A

- Strap Button: Black x1

Measurements

- Scale Length: 14.8125"

- Overall Instrument Length: 23.9375"

- Body Length: 11.0625"

- Number of Frets: 18

- Width at Upper Bout: 6.0"

- Width at Lower Bout: 8.25"

- Width at Waist: 4.9375"

- Body Depth: 2.75"

- Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1.375"

- Fingerboard width at neck/body joint: 1.75"