THE NUI KANI
RIVAL TO THE UKULELE (Special to' the Star) Honolulu, Dec'. 1. . A strong rival for the Hawaiian ukulele appeared in Honolulu recently when the niu kani (sounding coconut) made its debut in musical circles. d V : .. - The new instrument carries four strings similar to the ukulele, but the sound chamber is composed; of the three-quarter shell of;the native coconut The shell takes a brilliant polish and rivals the famous. Hawaiian koa-wood for beauty. A Honolulu' resident is . lhanufaeturiiur niu kani’s at a hast-rate and will soon introduce them to the United States. According to liis.bu‘ll story, he got the jdea when,lie ioulid a native boy strumming a crude coconut instrument in duo of tho beach groves. - y>.’
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Feilding Star, Volume 4, Issue 676, 7 January 1926, Page 6
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