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- CIGAR BOX BARITONE UKULELE (recent)
10 photos - EC except could use a new set of strings, etc. (sold AS-IS), unusual instrument made from an actual wooden cigar box ("The Signature Collection By Rocky Patel"), wooden neck/fingerboard with 19 frets and a brass bolt nut, marked "Cello", individual open gear tuners, built-in transducer pickup, ~19-5/8" scale, ~1-5/8" nut width, very cool
180U-872.....$110.00 buy - DIXIE BANJO UKULELE (1950's)
10 photos - EC but need some work (replace broken skin head, one broken tuner button, tuner bushings rusted, strings, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), chrome plated metal neck and rim with black interior finish, 6-3/4" skin head, fluted back of neck, 17 integral frets, 1-1/4" nut width, ~13-1/8" scale length, mechanical friction pegs with white buttons, back of headstock marked "PATENT PENDING / MADE IN U.S.A."
180U-848.....$200.00 buy - DIXIE BANJO UKULELE (1950's)
10 photos - VGC+ but needs some work (replace incorrect neck bolts and missing neck angle bolts, replace two head adjustment nuts, add bridge, cleanup, new strings, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), chrome plated metal neck and rim, 6-3/4" skin head (with pencil marks all over the back), fluted back of neck, 17 integral frets, 1-1/4" nut width, ~13-1/8" scale length, mechanical friction pegs with white buttons, back of headstock marked "PATENT PENDING / MADE IN U.S.A."
180U-806.....$225.00 buy - DIXIE BANJO-UKULELE (1950's)
9 photos - EC-, chrome plated metal neck and rim with black interior finish (some of black finish is wearing off), 6-3/4" skin head, fluted back of neck, 17 integral frets, 1-1/4" nut width, ~13-1/8" scale length, maple bridge, mechanical friction pegs with white buttons (slight mismatch - two are cream-white and two are somewhat pearloid), back of headstock marked "PATENT PENDING / MADE IN U.S.A.", on consignment
180U-868.....$300.00 buy - DIXIE BANJO-UKULELE (1950's)
9 photos - EC, chrome plated metal neck and rim, 6-3/4" skin head, fluted back of neck, 17 integral frets, 1-1/4" nut width, ~13-1/8" scale length, maple bridge, mechanical friction pegs with white buttons, back of headstock marked "PATENT PENDING / MADE IN U.S.A.", on consignment
180U-867.....$325.00 buy - FAVILLA SOPRANO UKULELE (1950's)
15 photos - VG-EC except could use some work (glue and cleat back crack, clean, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), 6-1/2" lower bout, all solid mahogany, 12-fret mahogany neck, koa? fingerboard, 12 frets, dots at the 5th 7th and 10th fret, 13-3/8" scale, 1-7/16" nut width, gold "FAVILLA" headstock crest with crown, replacement tuners, built in the U.S.A. by Herk Favilla and company, with recent Guardian HSC (green lining)
180U-825.....$445.00 buy - GIBSON UB-1 BANJO-UKULELE (c.1937)
11 photos - EC, 6" skin head, 10 brackets, mahogany stained laminated maple rim, and flat plate resonator, maple neck with 17-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, pearl dot inlays at frets 5, 7, and 10, 1-1/4" nut width, 12-1/2" scale, ebony nut, script "The Gibson" on headstock, mechanical friction tuners with black buttons, on consignment, with oversize SSC
180U-815.....$650.00 buy - GIBSON UKE-3 SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1930)
13 photos - EC- except for a few small repaired cracks, 6-3/8" lower bout, all mahogany body and neck, white-bound 17-fret rosewood fingerboard, pearl diamonds and slotted square inlays, 1-7/16" nut width, 13-3/4" scale, rosewood bridge, white-bound body, multicolored soundhole ring, mechanical friction tuners with cream buttons, rare top-of-the line uke, with oversize SSC (black lining)
180U-799.....$2,150.00 buy - LANIKAI LU-8 8-STRING TENOR UKULELE (recent)
12 photos - EC except needs minor work (polish frets, tweak setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), nato top, back, sides, and neck, white bound body and neck with black-white-faux abalone top purfling, 18-fret rosewood fingerboard with split oval markers, slotted headstock, gold open gear tuners with white pearloid buttons, 16-7/8" scale, 1-1/2" nut width, made in China, with padded gigbag
180U-874.....$225.00 buy - LOPRINZI MODEL A SOPRANO (recent)
12 photos - EC except needs minor work (file sharp fret ends, shim low nut, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), natural finish body and neck of all solid mahogany, rosewood fretboard with mini dot markers, rosewood bridge, geared friction pegs with black buttons, ~13-9/16" scale, 1-3/8" wide plastic nut, handmade in the USA by the shop of Augustino LoPrinzi, with Stagg brand tweed-look HSC (SN:3384)
180U-865.....$325.00 buy - LYON & HEALY STYLE 5350 GRAND SYMPHONY TENOR UKULELE (c.1932)
19 photos - VG-EC, very rare model! Ivoroid-bound figured mahogany body, gold maple leaf pattern on front of instrument, mahogany neck joins body at the 12th fret, mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, 17-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, wood pin bridge, raised ivoroid soundhole binding, ivoroid diamond-shaped inlay on front of headstock, 8-1/8" lower bout, ~15-3/4" scale, 1-3/8" nut width, 2-1/4" to 2-5/8" body depth (even though this model is called a tenor it's dimensions and scale length more closely match those of a concert ukulele), back of headstock stamped "PAT. APLD. FOR," "5350" and "WASHBURN" vertically, inside the instrument is hot stamped "LYON & HEALY / INC. / MAKERS / CHICAGO U.S.A.," very cool ukulele from this "Windy City" company! with shaped OHSC (purple lining), on consignment (SN:2862)
180U-824.....$2,000.00 buy - MARTIN 1-T TENOR UKULELE (1950's)
22 photos - GC-, 9" lower bout, all mahogany body, 12-fret mahogany neck, 18-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, 1-5/16" nut width, 17" scale, rosewood bridge, tortoise plastic-bound body, i-b top purfling, i-b-i soundhole ring, mechanical friction tuners with black plastic buttons, large clear pickguard installed, this instrument plays fine and sounds good but has numerous repairs of varying quality, all are solid but many are visually obvious, numerous cracks and at least 3 top patches and 1 back patch, large side crack repairs, these areas have been refinished and/or touched-up, headstock decal is gone but inside stamp is intact, deep wear marks in fingerboard at first 3 frets (frets have been dressed and are good), bridge transducer installed, on consignment, with HSC (black lining)
180U-871.....$500.00 buy - MARTIN 1-T TENOR UKULELE (c.1950)
10 photos - EC- except needs some work (repair side cracks, reglue back brace end, dress frets, clean, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), 9" lower bout, all mahogany body, 12-fret mahogany neck, 18-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, 1-5/16" nut width, 17" scale, rosewood bridge, tortoise plastic top and back binding, ivoroid-black top purfling, i-b-i soundhole ring, mechanical friction tuners with black plastic buttons, price reduced
180U-728.....$750.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 0 SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's)
10 photos - VG-EC all mahogany body and neck, 12-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard 1-7/16" nut width, 13-5/8" scale, b-i-b-i-b soundhole ring, rosewood-bound top, i-b top purfling, wooden friction tuners (one replaced), glued and cleated top and back crack, inside body and back of headstock stamped "C.F. MARTIN & CO. - NAZARETH, PA." good tone!!! on consignment
180U-861.....$775.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 1 SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's)
12 photos - EC- except one small glued and cleated back crack and one side ding on lower treble bout, all mahogany body and neck, 12-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard 1-3/8" nut width, 13-5/8" scale, b-i-b-i-b soundhole ring, rosewood-bound top, i-b top purfling, wooden friction tuners (3 original and 1 replacement), label on inside reads "SMITH PROFESSIONAL - KAMIKI - Wm.J.SMITH & CO. - 36 EAST 34th ST. - NEW YORK", back of headstock stamped "C.F. MARTIN & CO. - NAZARETH, PA." good tone!!! with original end loading canvas SSC (green lining)
180U-798.....$785.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 2 SOPRANO UKULELE (pre 1935)
11 photos - EC except one small (2-1/2") repaired top crack, some scratches around soundhole, all mahogany with ivoroid-b-i-bound top, ivoroid-bound back, T-frets, mechanical friction pegs with oval-shaped ivoroid buttons, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, plain front headstock, C.F. MARTIN & CO / NAZARETH, PA. embossed on back, with canvas carrying bag, on consignment - price reduced
180U-731.....$800.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 3M SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1930)
15 photos - VG-EC, all mahogany construction, 17-fret ebony fingerboard, pearl diamond inlays and ivoroid-b-i-b-i purfling down center of fingerboard, 1-7/16" nut width, 13-5/8" scale, mahogany bridge, ivoroid-bound body with 6-ply top purfling and ivoroid inlay at body's end, four mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, ivoroid "pendaloque" inlay at end of top, "C.F. MARTIN & CO. / NAZARETH, PA." hot stamp on back of headstock, very good sound from a relatively rare ukulele, repaired top crack and 3 repaired back cracks, with modern tweed HSC (wine lining)
180U-873.....$2,950.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 51 BARITONE UKULELE (1960's)
12 photos - EC- except for some repaired cracks, 10-1/16" lower bout, gloss natural finish, mahogany body and 14-fret neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, 1-3/8" nut width, 20-1/8" scale, rosewood bridge, tortoise plastic-bound body, ivoroid top purfling and i-b-i rosette, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, good sound, repaired back cracks are glued and cleated and finish has been touched-up, top crack (center seam) is glued and solid, repaired crack on lower treble side is solid but misaligned slightly, on consignment, with tweed HSC (red lining)
180U-856.....$1,250.00 buy - MARTIN T-15 TIPLE (1952)
14 photos - VG-EC except except needs much work (reglue bridge, replace missing piece of headstock overlay, glue headstock crack at top of treble side slot, cut down bridge and replace saddle, replace missing endpin, repair two back cracks, dress frets, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), natural finish, all mahogany construction, 12-fret mahogany neck with slotted headstock, 18-fret rosewood fingerboard, ivoroid dot inlays, ivoroid-b-i soundhole ring, 1-1/2" nut width, 17" scale, rosewood bridge, 5-on-a-plate tuners with white plastic buttons, lots of potential for the right person (SN:123772)
180U-812.....$785.00 buy - MAXITONE BANJO UKULELE (1930's)
10 photos - VG-EC, ~7" skin head, ~13" scale, 12 brackets, all metal rim, frictioon tuners with white plastic buttons, with gigbag
180U-843.....$150.00 buy - OSCAR SCHMIDT ALOHA 0U-3 (recent)
11 photos - EC except except needs work (level frets, cut down high saddle, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), concert size, gloss natural finish, laminated spruce top, rosewood sides and back, cream-bound rosewood fretboard, 1-3/8" nut width, 14-5/8" scale, cream-bound body, abalone top trim and rosette, 4 guitar-style geared tuners, made in Asia (SN:SI30502612)
180U-875.....$55.00 buy - SAM F. CHANG SOPRANO (1920's)
11 photos - G-VGC+, nees some repair work (glue/cleat 2 back cracks, heat straighten mild backbow in neck, dress frets, strings, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), all solid figured koa wood, several repaired cracks on top and back, mechanical friction tuners with cream-colored buttons, decal on headstock states "ALOHA / HAWAII" with a coat of arms, decal on back of headstock states "SAM F. CHANG / UKULELES - GUITARS - CURIO /HONOLULU", pearloid-b-w trim around top, made in Hawaii, with period SSC (handle broken)
180U-778.....$450.00 buy - SAM F. CHANG SOPRANO (1920's)
12 photos - EC-, all solid koa wood, 2 repaired cracks on top, 4 small dents in fretboard as position dots (look like they were made with pencil tip), mechanical friction tuners with pearloid buttons, decal on headstock states "ALOHA / HAWAII" with a coat of arms under which it states "UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PUNU", decal on back of headstock states "SAM F. CHANG / UKULELES - GUITARS - CURIO /HONOLULU", a really nice ukulele, on consignment, made in Hawaii, with simulated alligator SSC - price reduced
180U-762.....$700.00 buy - VEGA ARTHUR GODFREY BARITONE UKULELE DELUXE (1950's)
13 photos - VGC+ but needs work (reglue loose back brace, level and dress frets, strings, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), all solid mahogany construction, 9-7/8" lower bout, 2-9/16" to 3-1/8" body depth, 19-1/8" scale, 1-3/16" nut width, 14-fret mahogany neck, 18-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, light sunburst finish, mechanical friction tuners with white buttons, white label with blue border states "The / Arthur Godfrey / Baritone Ukulele / Created and Designed / by EDDIE CONNORS / The VEGA Co. / Boston 16, Mass.", with rough period SSC (SN:6853)
180U-821.....$425.00 buy
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