The Koa Bird UT5K sits at the top of aNueNue's Hawaiian Koa hierarchy – built entirely from hand-selected 5A grade Koa, the same wood family as the 1K and 3K Bird series but a noticeably denser, more figured cut. aNueNue developed the Bird series with Japanese luthier Mitsuta Morihiko, whose Mount Fuji-voiced X-bracing was designed to unlock the extra density and complexity that top-grade Koa offers.

Top, back and sides are all solid 5A Hawaiian Koa, paired with an African mahogany neck and an ebony fretboard and bridge inlaid with abalone heart dot markers. The soundhole is ringed in a spalted maple and abalone heart rosette, the body is bound in flame maple, and the nut and saddle are buffalo bone. A classical slotted headstock carries an ebony veneer with an abalone heart logo, and Gotoh UPT geared tuners (1:15) keep it precisely in tune.

5A Koa's extra density gives the UT5K clear overtones, warm mids and deep lows with long, singing sustain – Got A Ukulele scored it 9.4/10, calling it one of the best koa tenors around. It ships in aNueNue's Blue Hardshell Case.

Specifications

• Size: Tenor, 20 frets
• Top: 5A Hawaiian Koa (solid)
• Back & Sides: 5A Hawaiian Koa (solid)
• Neck: African Mahogany
• Fretboard: Ebony with Abalone Heart Dot Inlays
• Bridge: Ebony
• Nut/Saddle: Buffalo Bone
• Nut Width: 37mm
• Rosette: Abalone Heart & Spalted Maple
• Binding: Flame Maple
• Headstock: Classical (slotted), Ebony Veneer, Abalone Heart Logo
• Tuners: Gotoh UPT (1:15)
• Strings: aNueNue Black Water Fluorocarbon
• Finish: High Gloss
• Tuning: GCEA
• Case: aNueNue Blue Hardshell Case included