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I live in Hawai'i and play ukulele semi-professionally.
$1800 is way too much for the uke. Yes, the Koa is beautiful, but the making of a uke takes MORE than beautiful wood.
As an example, several years ago I purchased a gorgeous Koa uke from an unknown builder. Sounded OK, not great. Ii thought it might be the strings or it needed a set up. Took it to an extremely qualified builder/luthier. One strum and he knew (one) of the problems: The top was too thick. It hindered the tone tremendously. No fix.
If you want a Hawaiian uke, get one of the "K's" - Kamaka, Koaloha or Kanilea.
Others are Moobetah by Chuck Moore (Big Island); G-String (Big Island); Island Uke (Kauai) and many others.
If you need assistance, reach out to me. Love to help!
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