Specimen 917

Platinum X Limited-Edition Master Grade Hawaiian Koa Tenor

A hand-built Hawaiian tenor ukulele in master-grade koa, made in a run of ten for players who want a collector-grade instrument rather than a working ukulele.

Watch

Kanile'a's own Platinum X video is an "Old and New" sound demo played by Matt Dahlberg, so you can hear the 2025 tenor next to an earlier Platinum model, and the channel also has a 10-year Platinum retrospective.

Why it matters

It is the 2025 flagship of Kanile'a's Platinum series, which has run annually for a decade, and each instrument uses ten native Hawaiian woods with the company's Tru-Relief contouring and Tru-Reduction construction. Only ten are being built. At $10,000 listed at Guitar Center in September 2026, the price reflects the limited run and the master-grade koa rather than features you can compare spec for spec with standard production tenors.

Note

Kanile'a's 2025 flagship and the successor chapter to its decade-long annual Platinum series: ten hand-built tenors in master-grade Hawaiian koa with the company's Tru-Relief and Tru-Reduction build features, listed at $10,000 at Guitar Center in September 2026.

Specifications

• tenor, 2025 Platinum Tenor Series
• master-grade Hawaiian koa body
• limited to 10 pieces worldwide
• built with ten native Hawaiian woods
• Tru-Relief contouring and Tru-Reduction construction
• Kanile'a custom gig-case included

Before you buy

• Limited to 10 pieces worldwide, so availability is the constraint rather than the spec
• $10,000 at Guitar Center as of September 2026 — confirm the current price and lead time
• a custom gig case is included, so no separate case purchase is needed

Sources

• guitarcenter.com