Utria Kaarlo Valkama (February 2, 1931 in Laukaa – May 31, 2008 in Oulu) was a Finnish instrument maker. Valkama built guitars from 1946. He developed original solutions in his instruments, and he even holds a patent for slide-on microphones ("US Patent 5072646 (December 17, 1991): "Microphone arrangement for stringed instruments, particularly for an electric guitar"). This guitar has special frets, made from same material than the upper saddle.
We got a collection of Utria electric guitars from Oulu, the hometown of Utria guitars. These are unique, original instruments with details uncomparable to other manufacturers.
Guitar comes with no case. All guitar weight under 3 kg.
