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The stories behind the wires and wood are the real treasures in what I do as a luthier. Local Kailua boy Tim Rajkowski approached me a while back to build a reproduction of an instrument made by his grandfather, Agostinho de Freitas e Abreu, a Portuguese immigrant to Hawaii arriving to Maui around the turn of the century. Agostinho was a cabinet maker to the royal family in Madeira and built this coconut uke for his daughter here in Hawaii, as well as the banjo uke she is holding in the black and white photo above. He added a tribute to one of his heroes by shaping the soundhole in the profile of the 16th American president Abraham Lincoln. Delivered to Tim at the Portuguese cultural festival at Plantation Village in Waipahu on Saturday. A true honor, mahalo Tim! #hawaiianmusic #portuguesehawaiian #portuguesehistory #ukulele #madeira #luthiery #wiresandwoodwithasoul #historyalive
Just to compare- pre resonator all Hawaiian slide guitars were flat top wooden guys and gals like this one. 20s or 30s koa Paul Summers. #steelguitar#dobro #countrymusicroots
Great Fishline Koa Reso for sale! #dobro #steelguitar
Day one shooting the trailer for Mekias Martin doc! Mahalo nui loa Ledward Ka’apana!! #mekiasmartinfilm #formandfable #cfmartin #mekiakealakai #nightofsovereignstrings
Lowbiscus rockin in kailua #countrymusicroots #martinguitar #strings #hawaiianmusic #oldtimemusic
Its a 1954 D-28 kinda Friday...#warhorse#countrymusicroots #hawaiianmusic #martinguitar

KR Strings is Hawaii's premier restoration studio for fine vintage stringed instruments. Founder and master luthier, Kilin Reece, specializes in the restoration, repair, design, and craftsmanship of ukuleles, guitars, and mandolins. His work has been featured in Hawaiian Airlines Hana Hou! magazine and the Fretboard Journal and he is currently working as the historical research consultant for a documentary in collaboration with the Martin Guitar Company, and the Hawai'i Museum of Musical Instruments (HIMMI). Musicians and collectors from around the world enjoy the unparalleled playability and performance of Kilin's expertly hand-crafted Reece and Pono Octave mandolins.

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