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- 3RD WAVE CIGAR BOX UKE (c.2000)
17 photos - EC+, cigar box shaped body with spruce top and curly koa sides and back, laser etching on sides and back (top and bottom sides say "UNCLE JAKE'S NICKEL SEEGAR" and back says "FIVE CENTS WURTH O'DERN GOOD SMOKIN' / UNCLE JAKES NICKEL SEEGAR / DISTRIBUTED BY / GOLDMAN BROS, CORSICANA, TEXAS." There is a false back (with brass hardware) which contains 16 Garcia & Vega cigars! Koa neck, ebony fretboard wiuth small pearl dot inlays, 13-7/8" scale, 1-1/2" nut width, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, laser etched rosette, made in California, very cool! With SSC
180U-1172.....$500.00 buy - ALOHA HAWAII SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1920's)
11 photos - VG-EC except needs work (repair one back crack, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), natural finish, all koa construction, 12 frets, 1-5/16" nut width, 13-7/8" scale, inlaid wood rope pattern rosette, "ALOHA / HAWAII" decal on headstock with banner reading "UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO", wooden friction pegs
180U-1105.....$195.00 buy - BUEGELEISEN AND JACOBSON "THE MELE" SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's)
11 photos - EC except needs some work (dress frets, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), all koa construction, unbound body, 6-1/4" lower bout, one piece 12-fret neck, 3-ring rosette with center ring of rope-style purfling, 4 miss-matched wooden friction pegs, inside label reads HAWAIIAN / THE MELE / UKULELE / B. & J., NEW YORK / GENUINE KOA WOOD," label also includes graphic of palm trees and lagoon with canoe, sold by the B&J Co.
180U-1121.....$175.00 buy - CAROLINA OPRY SOPRANO UKULELE (recent)
11 photos - EC-, except would need work to make it playable (figure out a way to keep the tuners from slipping, new strings, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), all-plastic uke that's sort of a latter-day take on the TV Pal, faux-woodgrain sticker overlay on top with felt marker autographs of members of the Carolina Opry cast, sticker on top says "Calvin Gilmore Presents the Carolina Opry, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina", 13-5/8" scale, plastic fingerboard with integral plastic nut and frets, 1-3/8" nut width, kind of a cute souvenir
180U-914.....$125.00 buy - COLLEGIATE BY P'MICO SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's)
11 photos - VG-EC except needs work (repair side crack and top / side separation at lower treble bout, dress frets, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), dark stain finish with stenciled star graphics on front and back, all birch (?) construction, 12 frets, 1-7/16" nut width, 13-5/8" scale, mahogany bridge, silkscreened "rosette", headstock decal reads "Collegiate / product of / P'MICO / NEW YORK", inner label reads "Genuine / P'MICO / Ukulele", mechanical friction tuners, made in New York
180U-1103.....$100.00 buy - COX BROTHERS COCOLELE (c.1930)
12 photos - EC- except needs minor work (possibly replace a tuning peg or two, setup, etc. - sold As-IS), top, neck and fingerboard are solid koa, back and sides are formed of two halves of a genuine coconut!!! Round soundhole, neck meets body at 12th fret, ~1-7/16" nut width, ~13-11/16" soprano scale, very good interior label reads "COX BROTHERS COCOLELE & CURIO MFGRS. / Patent No. / 2,098,701 / Patent Date Nov. 9, 1928 / 711 Kaiwiuia St. / HONOLULU, T.H.,"" four wooden tuning pegs (the pegs are of 3 styles, only 2 matching), natural finish, solid if a bit crudely contstructed, very cool!!!
180U-1160.....$500.00 buy - DIXIE BANJO UKULELE (1950's)
9 photos - EC except needs some work (tighten frosted top plastic head, replace metal strings, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), chrome plated metal neck and rim, 6-3/4" 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."
180U-1320.....$225.00 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 pega, 2 with black and 2 with white buttons (at least two are replacements), back of headstock marked "PATENT PENDING / MADE IN U.S.A.", on consignment
180U-1341.....$290.00 buy - DUKE KAHANAMOKU SOPRANO UKULELE (1970's?)
11 photos - EC, satin finish, 6-3/4" (laminated) mahogany body, DK decal on top, mahogany neck, black fretboard, dot markers, 12 frets, rosewood bridge, friction tuners, shield decal on headstock, built in Japan , sold AS-IS (needs new bridge saddle, fret polish, minor set up, etc.), 1-7/16" nut, 13-7/8" scale
180U-1107.....$95.00 buy - EMENEE FLAMINGO SOPRANO UKULELE (1950's)
11 photos - EC- except needs some work (glue ~7" separation of top from back around lower bass side, replace missing rubber bands for "UKE PLAYER" attachment, clean, etc. - sold AS-IS), all plastic instrument, 6-1/4" body, white top and headstock, tortoise swirl back, sides, neck and fingerboard, bowtie markers, 12 molded plastic frets, 1-7/16" nut width, 13-3/4" scale length, hula scene on headstock, friction tuners, with Arthur Godfrey Uke Player chord attachment, built-in pitchpipe, includes a copy of the songbook depicting TV/radio star Arthur Godfrey on the cover
180U-1152.....$110.00 buy - FAVILLA SOPRANO UKULELE (1930's)
12 photos - EC- except needs some work (clean, glue side crack, dress frets, restring, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), teardrop shape birch (?) body, black finish over entire instrument (frets, bridge and nut included), white decorative silkscreened soundhole, 12 frets, white dot inlays, gold peghead logo, mechanical friction tuners with black buttons, 1-3/8" nut width, ~13.5" scale, with canvas gigbag
180U-1204.....$150.00 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), price reduced
180U-825.....$250.00 buy - FAVILLA TEARDROP SOPRANO UKULELE (1950's?)
10 photos - VGC+, blue satin finish, 6-3/8" teardrop shape all birch body, fancy rosette, 1 piece birch neck, dot markers, 12 frets, wood bridge, Favilla shield on headstock (hot stamp), friction tuners, sold AS-IS (needs action adressed, fret polish, strings, set up, etc.), 1-7/16" nut, 13-1/4" scale
180U-1293.....$145.00 buy - FENDER® PA'INA TENOR UKULELE (recent)
12 photos - EC+, solid mahogany top, back and sides, 9" lower bout, scalloped fan bracing, rosewood bridge, mahogany neck with a 19 fret rosewood fingerboard and a classic Fender® Tele® style headstock, guitar style tuners with vintage metal buttons, onboard passive pickup, natural satin poly finish, 1-3/8" nut width, ~17-1/8" scale, made in Indonesia, with gigbag
180U-1237.....$225.00 buy - FLEA DAN ZANES SIGNATURE MODEL SOPRANO UKULELE
11 photos - EC, very cool Limited Edition Flea (only 500 built), lime green finish on Austrailian pine top, black plastic pineaple shape body, maple neck, black plastic fretboard with integrated frets (14) and (1-7/16") nut, wood bridge, open headstock, friction tuners, label inside signed by Dan, 14" scale, with gigbag
180U-1288.....$185.00 buy - GEORGE FORMBY DALLAS MODEL C BANJO UKULELE (1950's)
12 photos - EC-, "sunsplash" (sunburst) finish on maple neck and resonator, 10 brackets, flat plate flange with bracket shoes, 7-1/2" head, ebony fretboard, dot markers, 16 frets, headstock features George Formby badge, friction tuners, built in England, sold AS-IS (needs set up, etc.), 1-5/16" nut, 13-3/4" scale, with SSC
180U-1242.....$450.00 buy - GIBSON BU-1 BARITONE UKULELE (1961)
13 photos - EC-, natural finish, 10" all mahogany body, tortoise plastic binding on top, 3 ring 14-fret mahogany neck, rosette, rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 20 frets, rosewood (pin) bridge, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, light overspray over entire instrument (pro job), big tone, 1-7/16" nut, 20-1/8" scale, with newer SSC, on consignment (SN:26372)
180U-1036.....$1,000.00 buy - GIBSON ETU ELECTRIC TENOR UKULELE (1949-1953)
13 photos - EC except some side wear on treble bouts, natural finish, solid mahogany construction, 12-fret mahogany neck, 18-fret brazilian rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays, 1-7/16" nut width, 16-7/8" scale, rosewood pin bridge, factory single coil pickup in rectangular housing, volume & tone controls mounted to b-w-b plastic plate (matching jack plate at tail block), silkscreened peghead logo, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic keystone buttons, could use minor work (dress frets, clean electronics, etc. - sold AS-IS), very rare and cool uke, 88 shipped by Gibson 1949-53, strung with steel strings, with OSSC
180U-1234.....$3,000.00 buy - GIBSON TU MODEL TENOR UKULELE (1927-30)
13 photos - EC-, all solid mahogany, 9" lower bout, 18-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, 1-7/16" nut width, 16-7/8" scale, extra belly rosewood bridge with bone saddle, bridge pins and additional decorative pin, rope-pattern soundhole rosette with green outside and inside rings, mechanical friction pegs with white buttons, rare instrument with good sound, some wear on back of neck, with OHSC (blue lining)
180U-1210.....$1,500.00 buy - GIBSON TU MODEL TENOR UKULELE (1927-30)
13 photos - EC- all solid mahogany, 9" lower bout, 18-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, 1-7/16" nut width, 16-7/8" scale, extra belly rosewood bridge with bone saddle, bridge pins and additional decorative pin (one replaced pin and slight gap at rear edge of bridge), rope-pattern soundhole rosette with green outside and inside rings, mechanical friction pegs with white buttons, rare instrument with good sound, one area of wear on back of neck in 1st position, on consignment, with OHSC (green lining) - price reduced
180U-959.....$1,650.00 buy - GIBSON UB-1 BANJO UKULELE (1930's)
10 photos - EC except needs some work (clean, dress frets, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), 6" skin head, mahogany stained laminated maple rim and flat plate resonator, 10 brackets, maple neck, dyed pearwood fretboard, dot markers, 17 frets, script logo stenciled straight across headstock, mechanical friction tuners with black buttons, 1-1/4" nut width, 12-1/2" scale, with end loading SSC (purple lining, broken leather handle and end strap)
180U-1322.....$550.00 buy - GIBSON UKE-1 SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1930)
13 photos - EC-, gloss finish, 6-1/2" all mahogany body, rope pattern rosette, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, dot markers, 12 frets, mahogany bridge, script logo silkscreened on headstock, friction tuners, sold AS-IS (needs action addressed, etc.), 1-1/2" nut, 13-3/4" scale, with nice OSSC
180U-1263.....$385.00 buy - GIBSON UKE-1 SOPRANO UKULELE (1950's)
11 photos - VGC except 1 back crack, 6-1/4" all mahogany body, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 13 frets, mahogany bridge, friction pegs with black plastic buttons, sold AS-IS (needs crack and top seam glued, strings, set up, etc.), 1-3/8" nut, 13-5/8" scale
180U-958.....$425.00 buy - GIBSON UKE-1 SOPRANO UKULELE (1930's)
13 photos - EC-, 6-1/4" all mahogany body, rope pattern rosette, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 13 frets, mahogany bridge, script logo silscreened on heasdtock, friction pegs with black plastic buttons, 1-7/16" nut, 13-5/8" scale, with SSC, on consignment
180U-1077.....$450.00 buy - GIBSON UKE-1 SOPRANO UKULELE (1930's)
12 photos - EC-, some nicks and minor scratches but no cracks, all mahogany construction, 6-3/8" body width, 12-fret, ~13-5/8" scale fingerboard, rope-pattern soundhole rosette, silver "The Gibson" logo silkscreened on headstock, ebony nut and saddle, 1-7/16" nut width, unusual pearl dot inlays, mechanical friction tuners with black buttons, good sound, with original(?) end-loading bag
180U-1222.....$550.00 buy - GIBSON UKE-1 SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1930)
11 photos - VGC+, all mahogany construction (bass side has been replaced, excellent work), 6-1/4" body width, 12-fret, 13-5/8" scale fingerboard, rope-pattern soundhole rosette, silver "The Gibson" logo silkscreened on headstock, one repaired back crack and one repaired top crack (repaired by our shop), ebony nut (1-3/8" width) and saddle, small dot inlays, mechanical friction tuners with white buttons, body is oversprayed, repaired treble side crack
180U-973.....$595.00 buy - GIBSON UKE-1 SOPRANO UKULELE (1952)
13 photos - VGC+, all mahogany construction, 6-5/16" body width, 12-fret, 13-5/8" scale fingerboard, i-b-i soundhole rosette, logo on headstock has been removed leaving just a shadow of the lettering, one repaired back crack and one repaired top crack, bone nut (1-3/8" width) and saddle, pearl dot inlays, original mechanical friction tuners with black buttons, on consignment - price reduced (SN:Z 3269 54)
180U-922.....$625.00 buy - GIBSON UKE-3 SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1930)
13 photos - EC except 1 (repaired) back crack, this is a nice example of Gibson's "top of the food chain" uke, mahogany body and neck, multiple bound top and back, bound rosewood fretboard, diamond inlays on fretboard and headstock, friction pegs, light overspray on body and some touch up work on silkscreened logo, a rare bird that still looks great and sounds cool, 1-7/16" nut, 13-3/4" scale, with SSC
180U-965.....$1,585.00 buy - GUILD® B-11 BARITONE UKULELE (1960's)
13 photos - VG-EC, 10-3/8" lower bout, dark stained all solid mahogany construction, mahogany neck joins body at 14th fret, 18 fret rosewood fretboard with pearl dot inlays, rosewood pin bridge, gold "Guild®" headstock logo, ebony nut and bone saddle, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, 20-1/4" scale, 1-7/16" nut width, finish reaction on back from vinyl gigbag, built in Hoboken, New Jersey, rare model with throaty tone, on consignment, with vinyl gigbag (SN:U-322)
180U-1052.....$800.00 buy - HARMONY AERO UKULELE (c.1927)
17 photos - VG-EC except some repaired cracks on top, part of Harmony's line to commemorate Charles Lindbergh's successful transatlantic crossing of May 1927, natural finish, airplane-shaped body, natural spruce top with gold stenciled "AERO UKE" winged logo and ornamentation, sunburst finished mahogany body and neck (may be oversprayed), two round soundholes, 17-fret rosewood fingerboard, 1-1/4" nut width, 14" scale, mahogany bridge, mahogany "nose cone" tailpiece and propeller ornamentation, solid headstock with mahogany tailfin, four mechanical friction tuners with black buttons, VERY cool
180U-1282.....$1,350.00 buy - HARMONY CONCERT UKULELE (1950's?)
11 photos - VG-EC except needs minor work (restring and set up, action is high, etc. - sold AS-IS), 8" lower bout, satin natural finish, all mahogany construction, 12-fret rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays, 1-3/8" nut width, 14-3/4" scale, mahogany bridge, cream-bound body and soundhole, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons
180U-1101.....$150.00 buy - HARMONY GREEN CANOE SOPRANO UKULELE (1960'S)
10 photos - VG-EC, green finish, 6-1/2" birch body, top features painted on binding and 2 canoeists paddling away under palm trees stenciled on the top, poplar neck, ivory colored plastic fingerboard with green painted dot markers, 12 frets, wood bridge, painted-on rosette, mechanical friction tuners, 1-1/2" nut, 13" scale, similar uke on page 97 of Jim Beloff's "The Ukulele: A Visual History"
180U-1343.....$250.00 buy - HARMONY JOHNNY MARVIN PRINCE OF WALES PROFESSIONAL "TENOR" UKULELE (1930's)
13 photos - EC except 1 small top crack, this very cool Harmony built uke is actually concert size, entire instrument (except headstock) refinished (satin) natural, double bound 7-7/8" all koa body, bound soundhole, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, dot markers, 12 frets, COOL maple airplane bridge, pearloid headstock overlay features the JM logo, Harmony banner logo on back of headstock (decal), friction tuners, built in Chicago, sold AS-IS (needs action addressed, etc.), 1-9/16" nut, 14-7/8" scale, with newer HSC
180U-1157.....$800.00 buy - HARMONY JOHNNY MARVIN PROFESSIONAL "TENOR" UKULELE (1930's)
14 photos - VGC+ except needs work (repair large top and side cracks, glue loose soundhole binding, cut down bridge to lower action, restring, set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), concert size, sunburst finish, mahogany body and neck, 7-3/4" lower bout, 12-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays, 1-9/16" nut width, 14-3/4" scale, white-bound body and soundhole, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, built in the USA
180U-929.....$150.00 buy - HARMONY JOHNNY MARVIN PROFESSIONAL "TENOR" UKULELE (1930's)
13 photos - VGC+ except needs work (repair side crack at upper treble bout, high action, restring, set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), concert size, sunburst finish, mahogany body and neck, 7-3/4" lower bout, 12-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays, 1-9/16" nut width, 14-3/4" scale, white-bound body and soundhole, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, built in the USA
180U-930.....$200.00 buy - HARMONY ROY SMECK SOPRANO (1950's)
11 photos - EC-, satin finish, 6-5/8" all mahogany body, bound soundhole, mahogany neck, plastic fretboard with integrated nut, zero fret and (12) frets, wood bridge, friction tuners, decal on back of headstock reads genuine mahogany, Roy Smeck decals on headstock, sold AS-IS (needs strings and minor set up, etc.), 1-7/16" nut, 13" scale
180U-1193.....$95.00 buy - HARMONY ROY SMECK VITA UKE (1930's)
12 photos - VG-EC except needs work (clean up around reglued bridge, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), 7-7/8" lower bout, natural finish, b-w-b-bound solid spruce top with seal shaped soundholes, mahogany back, sides and neck, 12-fret rosewood fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, 1-7/16" nut width, ~13-15/16" scale, ebonized wood bridge, four mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, headstock decal reads "Roy Smeck Vita Uke", with brown canvas gigbag
180U-1156.....$500.00 buy - HARMONY SOPRANO UKULELE (1950's)
10 photos - EC-, 6-3/4" lower bout, sunburst finish, screw-attached 12-fret plastic fingerboard, zero fret, 1-5/16" nut width, ~13" scale, white painted binding and soundhole edge, painted on musical note rosette and "pickguard" design, four mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons
180U-1468.....$150.00 buy - HAWAIIAN TAROPATCH (c.1920's)
14 photos - EC, 8-string ukulele, all solid koa body, mahogany neck and fretboard with chevron stripe inlaid down center, 12 frets, 1-9/16" nut width, ~14-3/4" scale, mahogany and koa bridge with bone saddle and nut, rope pattern rosette and top binding, 7-1/4" wide lower bout, 2-5/8" depth at body end, likely handmade in Hawaii, good sound, on consignment, with Geib "ECONOMO" tan SSC (blue flocked lining)
180U-951.....$1,250.00 buy - I'IWI 3A SOPRANO SILVER SERIES STANDARD (2004)
13 photos - EC+, solid flamed koa body, soundhle is surrounded by beautiful green abalone kelp rosette, 12-fret mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, 17 frets, koa bridge with bone saddle, koa peghead overlay with multi-colored shell inlay of "Honeycreeper" on a branch (I'iwi is hawaiian for honeycreeper), maple-bound body top with black and green lines of purfling, ~1-3/8" nut width, ~13-7/8" scale, made in Hawaii by C.K. Fukuba, good sound, on consignment, with canvas covered hard-foam case (black lining) (SN:2003)
180U-985.....$1,375.00 buy - J.R. STEWART LE DOMINO BANJO UKULELE (1920's)
13 photos - EC except needs minor work (reseat and dress frets, reinstall original tailpiece, mount and adjust included bridge and strings, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), original ~7" head with gold "Le Domino" logo and "3 tumbling domino" decals intact, double white-bound close fitting resonator with "MADE IN THE U.S.A. BY / J.R. STEWART Co. / CHICAGO, ILLS." gold decal on the inside, domino decorations on the fretboard, back of resonator and side of rim, 1-1/4" nut width, ~13" scale length, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, 12 brackets, "JSR/CO" decal on headstock, with rough mandolin SSC
180U-1312.....$425.00 buy - J.R. STEWART LE DOMINO SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's)
12 photos - EC- except needs work (reset neck, glue loose back brace, replace missing 12th fret, clean, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), no cracks, solid (we think) spruce top and birch sides and back, double white-bound body, black finish with domino decals on top behind bridge and around soundhole, silkscreened domino fret markers on black painted white-bound fingerboard, numbers on dominos match fret position, some fingernail wear at the 1st and 2nd frets, 1-3/8" nut width, 14" scale, "Le Domino" and "JRS Co." logos on German carved peghead, w-b-w laminated nut, mechanical friction pegs with black buttons
180U-1189.....$350.00 buy - JOHN GREY & SONS "THE FAERIE QUEEN" BANJO UKULELE (1920's?)
10 photos - VG-EC except needs work (replace torn head, dress frets, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), 7-7/8" skin head, chunky walnut neck, pearloid-covered flat resonator, 17-fret rosewood (?) fingerboard with pearloid overlay - matches pearloid-covered rim, eight brackets, brass lyre-shaped tailpiece and mechanical friction tuners (one mismatched nickel plated tuner), brass plate on unusual shaped headstock reads "John Grey / & Sons / LONDON" below "The Faerie Queen" decal, made in England, cool banjo-uke (SN:53143)
180U-1205.....$295.00 buy - KAHOLAS & CO. "UKULELE O HAWAII HIGHEST GRADE" SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's)
14 photos - EC except needs minor work (restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), mahogany top and back with rosewood (!) sides, mahogany neck, 12 frets, 1-3/8" nut width, 13" scale, nice mechanical friction tuners with white buttons, made in Hawaii (possibly mainland USA), with modern SSC
180U-1223.....$165.00 buy - KAHOLAS & CO. "UKULELE O HAWAII HIGHEST GRADE" SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's)
13 photos - EC except needs work (reglue bridge, high action, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), all koa construction (possibly mahogany, some figuring - difficult to tell), 12 frets, 1-3/8" nut width, 13" scale, black-bound top with w-b-w purfling and rosette, "DROSTE" written in ink on bass side of heel, nice mechanical friction tuners with white buttons, made in Hawaii (possibly mainland USA), with period semi-HSC
180U-1459.....$200.00 buy - KALA KA-ASLAS SOPRANO UKULELE
11 photos - EC, satin finish, double bound 7" body (wood binding), spruce top, muti ring rosette, lacewood back and sides, looks COOL, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, snazzy inlays, 12 frets, rosewood bridge, lacewood overlay on bound headstock features logo, friction tuners, 1-7/16" nut, 13-5/8" scale, with gigbag, on consignment - price reduced (SN:910)
180U-1340.....$199.00 buy - KALA KA-ASLAS SOPRANO UKULELE (recent)
12 photos - EC+, satin natural finish, solid spruce top, solid lacewood back and sides, mahogany neck, 12-fret rosewood fingerboard, sylized pearloid heart inlays, 1-3/8" nut width, 13-1/2" scale, rosewood bridge, ebony nut and saddle, wood-bound body with red and black purfling (matching rosette and backstrip), lacewood headstock overlay, mechanical friction pegs, with SSC (SN:911)
180U-1405.....$210.00 buy - KAMAKA DELUXE SOPRANO UKULELE (1954-60's)
11 photos - VG-EC except needs work (glue ~5" back crack, replace missing binding on treble side of neck, dress frets, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), all monkey pod wood (kamani) construction (streaked but no figure), white-bound top, soundhole and fingerboard, white dot markers, gold foil label and peghead decal, rosewood nut bridge and fingerboard, 12 frets, 1-7/16" nut width, ~13-5/8" scale, mechanical friction tuners with white buttons, made in Hawaii
180U-1154.....$750.00 buy - KAMAKA HF-2 CONCERT UKULELE (2003)
17 photos - EC, a special piece for the ukulele aficionado!!! Autographs from (in no particular order) Lil' Rev, J. Chalmers Doane, Ralph Shaw, James Hill and Bill Tapia!!! (Sorry there is no provenance for the signatures, but we believe they are legit), 8" lower bout, gloss natural finish, koa body and neck, 16-fret rosewood fingerboard, 1-3/8" nut width, 15" scale, rosewood bridge, mechanical friction tuners with white pearloid buttons, made in Hawaii
180U-1173.....$725.00 buy - KAMAKA HF600 SIX STRING UKULELE (2008)
14 photos - EC+ except for short crack in headstock from tuner screw to edge, solid Koa top, back, and sides, tenor ukulele body size with the 1st and 3rd strings in pairs, very popular model in the Islands, made in Hawaii, 1-1/2" nut width, ~17-1/8" scale, with OHSC (black lining) (SN:080254)
180U-974.....$850.00 buy - KAMAKA KEIKI SOPRANO UKULELE (1960's)
11 photos - EC except open back seam and back crack, satin finish, 6-3/4" all mahogany body, 1 piece mahogany neck, dot markers, 12 frets, mahogany bridge, friction tuners, interesting uke built in Japan under license from Kamaka to compete against the horde of fake Kamakas being sold in Asia at the time, sold AS-IS (needs back issues addressed, fret ends cleaned up, strings, set up, etc.), 1-11/32" nut, 13-1/2" scale
180U-1248.....$175.00 buy - KAMAKA PINEAPPLE SOPRANO UKULELE (1930's)
12 photos - EC- except 1 open back crack, nice unadorned Hawaiian built uke, 7" pineapple shape body, koa top has been refinished, original finish on the back, sides, heel and (1 piece) neck which are all koa (or some other light colored mahogany related species), dot markers, 12 frets, wood bridge, shield decal on headstock, violin type tuning pegs, sold AS-IS (needs fret work, address back crack, strings, set up, etc.), 1-1/2' nut, 13-5/8" scale, with gigbag
180U-1131.....$500.00 buy - KAMAKA PINEAPPLE SOPRANO UKULELE (1930's)
14 photos - VG-EC except two repaired top cracks below bridge and finish mayy have been french polished, pineapple shaped body (6-1/2" wide), all mahogany construction, 12 frets, dot inlays, 1-3/8" nut width, ~13-5/8" scale, mahogany bridge, rope pattern rosette and top and fingerboard purfling, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, large white label on inside of back says "KAMAKA UKULELE / PINEAPPLE / TRADE MARK / PATENTED JAN. 3, 1928 / NO. 74,178 / STRICTLY HAND MADE / TRADE MARK REGISTERED U.S. PATENT OFFICE / MADE IN HONOLULU, HAWAII / 11545", Kamaka "State seal of Hawaii" headstock decal, excellent sound and playability, with new SSC (black lining)
180U-1165.....$700.00 buy - KAMAKA PINEAPPLE SOPRANO UKULELE (1930's)
17 photos - VG-EC except one repaired top crack below bridge and a very small crack on side near the top, pineapple shaped body (6-1/2" wide), all mahogany construction, faded pineapple decal on top, 12 frets, dot inlays, 1-5/16" nut width, 13-5/8" scale, mahogany bridge, rope pattern rosette and top & fingerboard purfling, mechanical friction tuners with black plastic buttons, large white label on inside of back says "KAMAKA UKULELE / PINEAPPLE / TRADE MARK / PATENTED JAN. 3, 1928 / NO. 74,178 / STRICTLY HAND MADE / TRADE MARK REGISTERED U.S. PATENT OFFICE / MADE IN HONOLULU, HAWAII / 17273", excellent sound and playability, with worn OHSC
180U-967.....$700.00 buy - KAMAKA SOPRANO UKULELE (1930's?)
15 photos - VG-EC except 1 repaired back crack, entire instrument refinished (good job), very cool (unique) 6-5/8" all koa body, looks like a pineapple body with a high (small) waist, small soundhole is up closer than normal to the 1-piece koa neck (this is the style of the early Sam Kamaka Sr. ukes), 12 frets, wood bridge, fiddle style friction pegs, Kamaka label inside (reads KAMAKA Genuine Hand-Made Ukuleles Since 1916 / Kamake Ukulele Factory / Honolulu 19, Hawaii), Kamaka shield on headstock, sold AS-IS (needs strings, minor set up, etc.), 1-1/2" nut, 13-5/8" scale, with gigbag
180U-1155.....$500.00 buy - KAMAKA SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1955)
13 photos - EC-, all koa construction, very flamey top, 12-fret koa neck with integral fingerboard, koa bridge and nut, mechanical fiction tuners with white buttons, gold double K logo, gold foil interior label is somewhat faded, ~1-1/2" nut width, ~13-5/8" scale, good sound, made in Hawaii, with Gator thermoplastic HSC (black lining)
180U-1278.....$450.00 buy - KAMAKA SPECIAL PINEAPPLE SOPRANO UKULELE (1930's)
14 photos - EC-, very rare high-end Kamaka model (possibly custom made), one long ago repaired 3" side crack (finish drip on back edge is from repair touchup), all koa construction, 6-1/2" wide, 2-5/8" deep, pineapple shaped body with round soundhole, early Kamaka spanish-style construction (back, sides, neck and top lock together), fretboard is flush with top, ~1/4" wide light wood-pearl-light wood purfling surrounds body, fingerboard and neck inside rope-style wood binding, 3 pearl dot inlays, 12 frets, 1-3/8" nut width, 13-5/8" scale, mahogany bridge, mechanical friction tuning pegs with white plastic buttons, pineapple decal on headstock reads "KAMAKA / HAWAII," round blue interior label reads "KAMAKA / SPECIAL / PINEAPPLE / UKULELE" at top, on left side it reads "HAWAII'S / FINEST / UKULELE," on the right side is "PAT. JAN. 3., 1928 / No. 74178 / Strictly / Handmade By / S.K. KAMAKA," at bottom of label is "MADE IN / HONOLULU / HAWAII," and underneath is handwritten "2136," on consignment, with OSSC (purple lining) (SN:2136)
180U-901.....$6,500.00 buy - KANILE'A CUSTOM S MODEL SOPRANO UKULELE (recent)
13 photos - EC+, all solid woods, very highly flamed walnut top back and sides have been carefully matched, high gloss finish, abalone soundhole ring, mahogany neck with 21 fret rosewood fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, koa headstock overlay, pearl "K" / "EXOTIC" inlay, rosewood bridge with black dot-white plastic bridge pins, "NUBONE" nut and saddle, Grover open back guitar-style tuners, good sound, 1-17/32" nut width, ~13-5/8" scale, made in Kaneohe, HI, with canvas covered hardfoam case (black lining is damaged on each side of body)
180U-1225.....$1,000.00 buy - KANILE'A K-2 CUSTOM SOPRANO UKULELE (c.2007)
13 photos - EC, high gloss natural finish, 6-7/8" body, bound spruce top (nice bear claw), multi-ring rosette, Claro walnut back and sides, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 20 frets, rosewood bridge, open gear tuners, built in Kaneohe, Hi., 1-9/16", nut, 13-5/8" nut, with delta style HSC, on consignment (SN:0707-1175)
180U-988.....$950.00 buy - KANILE'A PEA LI'I (2001)
14 photos - EC+, unique baritone size body with tenor ukulele scale, 10-1/2" lower bout, highly flamed koa top, back and sides, ivoroid bound top and back with abalone top purfling, two rings of abalone purfling sandwich lighter ring of mango, 12-fret koa neck with figured heel and pegheard overlay, plain koa backstrap, slotted headstock with gold Grover guitar style tuners, ebony fingerboard with abalone dots, 16 frets, ebony bridge with abalone diamond inlays, bone bridge pins with pearl dots, ebony nut and saddle, L.R. Baggs Mini Micro preamp and pickup system factory installed, 1-1/4" nut width, ~16-3/4" scale, made in Hawaii, on consignment, with ProTec Baritone HSC (black lining) (SN:K1001)
180U-986.....$1,850.00 buy - KEECH SOPRANO BANJO UKULELE (1920's)
12 photos - VGC except needs work (check and reglue several rim delaminations, adjust or replace head, dress frets, replace missing bridge, clean, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), natural finish, 6-3/8" skin head, 6 tension hooks, maple neck and rim, 16 frets, headstock decal reads "Keech / Musical Instruments" on gold background with black edges and back of headstock is stamped "PAT,APLD,FOR,", 1-1/4" nut width, 13-1/8" scale, six-pointed flat plate resonator, white plastic friction tuners, original design of this instrument by Alvin D. Keech was named the "BANJULELE," with end-loading canvas SSC (purple lining, leather handle is missing and leather hinge is 70% torn through)
180U-1307.....$125.00 buy - KELII C4/C CONCERT CURLY KOA UKULELE (recent)
15 photos - EC+, gloss finished solid curly koa body, round soundhole with abalone rosette, 8-1/8" lower bout, 14-fret koa neck with rosewood fingerboard, 3 pearl dot inlays, 17 frets, rosewood bridge and saddle, ebony nut, mechanical friction tuners with black plastic buttons, koa peghead overlay with abalone logo inlay, tortoise plastic top binding with b-i purfling, 1-3/8" nut width, ~15-3/16" scale, good sound, made in Hawaii, on consignment, with hard foam case (black lining)
180U-992.....$600.00 buy - KEN POTTS ALOHA KP CUSTOM SOPRANO UKULELE (2005)
14 photos - EC+, solid figured koa body, ~7" lower bout, 12-fret mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, 15 frets plus "zero" fret, two strips of facing rope-style purfling run entire length of fingerboard center and as body end-strip, ebony pin-style bridge with bone saddle and nut, ebony bridge pins with pearl dots, ebony bound top and back of body with ebony and maple underlays, gold "KP" decal logo on peghead front, mechanical friction tuners with black plastic buttons, 1-5/16" nut width, ~13-3/8" scale, on consignment, made in Hawaii, with canvas covered hard foam case (black lining) (SN:146)
180U-1000.....$800.00 buy - KEN POTTS CUSTOM CONCERT UKULELE (2002)
15 photos - EC+, 8" lower bout, gloss natural finish, solid flamed gold koa construction (top, sides, neck and arched back), 17-fret ebony fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, zero fret, 1-1/2" nut width, 15-1/8" scale, ebony bridge, ebony & maple body binding, flamed koa headstock overlay, gold mechanical friction tuners with cream plastic buttons, handcrafted in Hawaii by Ken Potts, with Pro Tec semi-HSC (SN:050)
180U-999.....$1,000.00 buy - KEN POTTS STANDARD TENOR UKULELE (2002)
12 photos - EC-, solid figured koa body (some dings on edge of body), ~9-3/4" lower bout, 14-fret mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, 18 frets plus "zero" fret, ebony bridge with bone saddle and nut, unbound top and back of body, gold "KP" decal logo on peghead front, gold guitar-style tuners, 1-1/2" nut width, ~17" scale, made in Hawaii, with ProTec hard foam case (black lining) (SN:039)
180U-1031.....$685.00 buy - KENT SOPRANO UKULELE
11 photos - VG-EC, satin finish, 6-3/8" all mahogany body, double ring rosette, birch neck, plastic fretboard with integrated nut, zero fret and (12) frets, wood bridge, friction tuners, stamp on back of headstock reads Japan, Kent stickers on inside and on headstock, sold AS-IS (needs strings and minor set up, etc.), 1-3/8" nut, 12-7/8" scale
180U-1166.....$85.00 buy - KNUTSEN HARP UKULELE (1910-1914?)
15 photos - EC- except needs work (glue & cleat three back cracks, dress frets, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), natural finish (some areas have been french polished), soprano ukulele with hollow arm, all koa construction, 12 frets, 1-7/16" nut width, 13-1/2" scale, rope pattern binding and rosette, wood friction tuning pegs, inner label reads "Patent Applied For / C. Knutsen"
180U-1200.....$2,200.00 buy - KO'OLAU MODEL 150 TENOR UKULELE (recent)
13 photos - EC-, tenor size, 9" lower bout, solid cedar top with koa body, 14-fret mahogany neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, 1-3/8" nut width, ~17" scale length, tortoise plastic bound top with b-i purfling, nickel open-gear Gotoh tuners, figured koa headstock overlay with gold "Ko'olau" decal logo, handcrafted in Hawaii, endpin fills hole from removed pickup jack-hole (B-Band pickup included but does not work), on consignment, with canvas covered hard foam HSC (black lining) (SN:42901)
180U-1069.....$800.00 buy - KO'OLAU MODEL 500 CONCERT UKULELE (recent)
15 photos - EC+, 7-3/4" lower bout, gloss natural finish, highly flamed koa top, back and sides, mahogany neck, flamed maple-bound 20-fret ebony fingerboard, pearl & abalone leaf and "Ko'olau" inlays, 1-3/8" nut width, 14-3/4" scale, ebony pin bridge, flamed maple-bound body, abalone rosette and top & back trim, ebony headstock overlay with vine & leaf inlay, gold mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, a beautiful uke, handcrafted in Hawaii by John Kitakis, on consignment, with OHSC (SN:58704)
180U-998.....$4,000.00 buy - KO'OLAU N-1 CUSTOM SOPRANO UKULELE (recent)
15 photos - EC+, gloss natural finish, all solid woods, cedar top, koa sides and 3-piece back, mahogany neck, ivoroid-bound 17-fret ebony fingerbaord, pearl dot and slotted diamond inlays, 1-3/8" nut width, 13-3/8" scale, ebony pin bridge with slotted diamond inlays, ivoroid-bound body and headstock, abalone top trim, back purfling and rosette, pearl logo inlay in peaghead, mechanical friction tuners with cream plastic buttons, handcrafted in Hawaii by John Kitakis, on consignment, with OHSC (SN:25199)
180U-997.....$2,500.00 buy - KOALOHA PINEAPPLE SUNDAY UKULELE (recent)
14 photos - EC+, gloss natural finish, pineapple shaped body, textured koa top (looks like pineapple skin), koa back and sides, sapele neck joins body at the 15th fret, 21-fret bound koa fingerboard, abalone dot inlays, 1-7/16" nut width, ~17" (tenor) scale, koa bridge with Tusq saddle, mechanical friction tuners with amber pearloid buttons, designed and handcrafted by Alvin "Papa Koaloha" Okamir in Hawaii, on consignment, with nylon-covered HSC
180U-1457.....$1,100.00 buy - KUMALAE SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's)
13 photos - EC- except needs some work (dress fret ends, remove fingerboard dots that were added, clean, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), all koa construction, 12 frets, 1-5/16" nut width, ~13" scale, mahogany bridge, early version with just 3 rings of light colored purfling as soundhole rosette and no body binding, mechanical friction tuners, decal on headstock reads "KUMALAE / GOLD AWARD / P.P.L.E. 1915 / UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO / HAWAII," mechanical friction pegs with black plastic buttons, with recent wooden flat-lid HSC (black lining)
180U-1195.....$400.00 buy - KUMALAE SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's-1930's?)
13 photos - VG-EC except several repaired cracks, satin natural finish (oversprayed), all koa construction (very nicely flamed top and back), 12-fret koa fingerboard, 1-7/16" nut width, 13" scale, rope pattern top binding and rosette, "KUMALAE / GOLD AWARD / P.P.I.E. 1915 / HAWAII" decal with Hawaiian crest and banner, wood friction tuners, on consignment, with modern SSC (SN:6469)
180U-1065.....$795.00 buy - LA PACIFICA BANJO UKULELE (1930's)
10 photos - VG-EC except needs work (dress frets, restring and set up, action is high, etc. - sold AS-IS), black finish, 5-1/2" skin head mounted in octagonal body, eight-pointed star cutout on back of body, 15 frets, 1-1/8" nut width, 13" scale, top tension adjustment, white-bound body, La Pacifica decal on headstock, mechanical friction tuners, stamped "PATENT PENDING" on bottom edge of body
180U-1272.....$125.00 buy - LA VENICIA BANJO UKULELE (1920's?)
11 photos - VG-EC except could use some work (dress frets, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), black finish, 8" skin head (Venice scene almost completely faded), 16 frets gold sparkle dot inlays, 1-5/16" nut width, 12-1/2" scale, nickel hardware, 12 brackets, "La Venicia" silkscreened in gold on beveled peghead, newer mechanical friction tuners with black plastic buttons
180U-1276.....$150.00 buy - LANIKAI LK-1S SOPRANO UKULELE (recent)
13 photos - EC, high gloss finish, 6-3/4" all koa body, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 20 frets, rosewood bridge, open gear tuners, simple looks and great sound, built in Kaneohe, Hi, 1-9/16" nut, 13-5/8" scale, with delta style HSC (black lining) (SN:L130.7)
180U-1460.....$425.00 buy - LANIKAI LU-8 8-STRING TENOR UKULELE (recent)
10 photos - EC except needs minor work (polish frets, recut nut slots, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), transparent brown gloss finish on 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
180U-1466.....$225.00 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 - LANIKAI SM-C CONCERT UKULELE (2009)
11 photos - EC+, solid spalted mango top, back and sides, 14-fret mahogany neck, 19 fret rosewood fingerboard and bridge, spalted mango headstock veneer, abalone rosette, ebony and abalone multi-ply top binding, ebony binding on back and fingerboard, gold Gotoh tuners, 1-13/32" nut width, ~15-1/8" scale
180U-1458.....$240.00 buy - LEONARDO NUNES SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1913)
12 photos - VG-EC except needs minor work (dress frets, replace missing tuner, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), all flamed koa wood, 3 rings of purfling form soundhole rosette, slightly arched back, abalone dot markers at frets 5 and 7, wooden friction pegs, rectagular paper label has crest at top and states "UKULELE O HAWAII / MADE BY / LEONARDO NUNES, TONE, MATERIAL and / WORKMANSHIP / GUARANTEED / COPYRIGHT 1913 BY L. NUNES," made in Hawaii by the son of the first successful commercial maker, with end-loading period SSC (purplish lining)
180U-1197.....$400.00 buy - LUDWIG WENDELL HALL PROFESSIONAL BANJO UKULELE (1920's)
12 photos - VG-EC, natural finish, walnut neck and (bound) resonator, cast aluminum rim with integral flange, 7-1/2" head, top tension adjustment, 16 brackets, rosewood fretboard, dot markers, 16 frets, armrest, headstock features W. Hall logo, Planet geared tuners, sold AS-IS (needs new head, strings, set up, etc.), 1-5/16" nut, 14" scale, with OHSC
180U-1313.....$985.00 buy - LYON & HEALY / WASHBURN TENOR UKULELE (c.1930)
13 photos - EC-, satin finish, double bound 8-1/8" all mahogany body, bound soundhole, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 17 frets, rosewood bridge, celluloid kite headstock inlay, Lyon & Healy stamp on inside, Wasburn and "PAT APLD FOR" stamped on back of headstock, friction tuners, sold AS-IS (needs strings, minor set up, etc.), 1-3/8" nut, 15-3/4" scale, with nice Delta style HSC
180U-1194.....$800.00 buy - LYON & HEALY SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1930)
12 photos - VG-EC, satin finish, double bound 6-1/2" all cherry body, birch neck, rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 17 frets, wood bridge, celluloid kite headstock inlay, Lyon & Healy stamp on inside, "PAT APLD FOR" stamped on back of headstock, friction tuners, sold AS-IS (needs action addressed, minor set up, etc.), 1-3/8" nut, 15-3/4" scale, with (rough) period soft case
180U-1186.....$400.00 buy - LYON & HEALY SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1930)
13 photos - VG-EC, what a cool uke, double bound 6-3/4" all koa body, rope trim on top and back, abalone rosette, zipper back stripe, 2 piece mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 17 frets, rosewood PIN bridge, rosewood headstock overlay, friction tuners, Lyon & Healy stamp on inside, sold AS-IS (needs fret polish, strings, set up, etc.) 1-3/8" nut, 13-3/4" scale, with SSC (SN:531912712)
180U-1265.....$1,750.00 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 - MACCAFERRI ISLANDER SOPRANO UKULELE (1950's)
10 photos - EC, all plastic, white plastic top and peghead face, dark swirl faux marble effect on back, sides, neck,bridge and fingerboard, 5 position dots, coat-of-arms stencilled on headstock, mechanical friction tuners with light brown / tan plastic buttons, 1-5/32" nut width, ~13-7/8" scale, 50's cool
180U-1467.....$200.00 buy - MARTIN 1-T TENOR UKULELE (1950's)
13 photos - EC- except needs some work (polish frets, glue and cleat small open side crack at treble side waist, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), 9-1/8" 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, finish has been buffed to a very high gloss, with canvas covered hardfoam HSC (black plush lining)
180U-1167.....$950.00 buy - MARTIN 1-T TENOR UKULELE (1950's)
13 photos - EC except one repaired top crack below bridge, all mahogany construction, 12-fret neck, 18-fret rosewood fingerboard, ivoroid dot inlays, 1-3/8" nut width, 17" scale, rosewood pin bridge, tortoise plastic-bound body, decal headstock logo, mechanical friction tuners with black plastic buttons, entire instrument oversprayed, on consignment, with modern SSC
180U-1338.....$1,350.00 buy - MARTIN 5-K SOPRANO (c.1930)
13 photos - EC+, it's the top-of-the-line of the best sounding ukes ever, great looks and sound make this THE classic collector's and player's ukulele, double ivoroid-bound flamed koa body is accented with abalone top and back purfling, 12-fret mahogany neck, koa headstock overlay with torch inlay, ivoroid-bound ebony fretboard with snowflake and slotted diamond inlays, 17 frets, mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, "C.F. MARTIN - NAZARETH, PA." stamps on peghead back and inside soundhole, best condition and sound too, with OHSC (green lining)
180U-1130.....$11,000.00 buy - MARTIN DITSON 2-M SOPRANO UKULELE (1930's)
12 photos - EC, Martin soprano shape all mahogany body, multi-bound top, bound back, 3 ring rosette, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, mini dot markers, 12 bar frets, mahogany bridge, friction pegs (plastic buttons), Martin stamp on back of headstock, built for the Oliver Ditson Co. (Ditson stamp inside, on back), very cool, light overspray (good job), 1-3/8" nut, 13-5/8", with nice SSC, on consignment
180U-944.....$1,750.00 buy - MARTIN DITSON STYLE 2M TAROPATCH (1920's)
11 photos - VGC+ except needs work (glue & cleat several top cracks, replace missing nut, dress frets, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), all mahogany construction, 12-fret rosewood fingerboard, micro dot inlays, 1-9/16" nut width, ~14-15/16" scale, ivoroid-bound body (small binding patch on lower bass bout of top), hot stamped "C.F. MARTIN & CO. / NAZARETH, PA.," inside back, nickel Grover spring loaded mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, stamped "OLIVER / DITSON / CO. / BOSTON / NEW YORK" on back of peghead, rare model
180U-1111.....$1,500.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 0 SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's)
12 photos - VG-EC except it is completely oversprayed, all mahogany body and neck, two repaired top cracks and plugged hole in upper side bass bout, 12-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard 3 dot inlays, 1-7/16" nut width, 13-5/8" scale, b-i-b-i-b soundhole ring, wooden friction tuners have been replaced with modern mechanical friction tuners, inside body and back of headstock stamped "C.F. MARTIN & CO. - NAZARETH, PA." good tone!!! on consignment, with newer SSC
180U-1074.....$500.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 0 SOPRANO UKULELE
12 photos - EC except needs work (dress frets, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), all mahogany construction, 12-fret rosewood fingerboard, micro dot inlays, 1-7/16" nut width, 13-5/8" scale, ebony nut and saddle, mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, Martin hot stamp inside body and on back of headstock reads "C.F. Martin & Co. / NAZARETH PA", with end-loading canvas SSC
180U-1073.....$550.00 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, 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 - price reduced
180U-861.....$700.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 0 SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's)
10 photos - VG-EC all mahogany body and neck, two repaired side cracks, 12-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard 3 dot inlays, 1-7/16" nut width, 13-5/8" scale, b-i-b-i-b soundhole ring, wooden friction tuners, inside body and back of headstock stamped "C.F. MARTIN & CO. - NAZARETH, PA." good tone!!! on consignment
180U-1053.....$850.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 1 (1920's)
11 photos - VG-EC except open back crack, 6-1/2" all mahogany body, bound top, 3 ring rosette, mahogany neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, mini dot inlays, 12 frets, mahogany bridge, wood friction tuning pegs, sold AS-IS (needs back crack repair, fret polish, strings, set up, etc.), 1-7/16" nut, 13-5/8" scale
180U-1046.....$625.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 1 SOPRANO UKULELE (1963-65)
11 photos - VG-EC except needs some work (reglue loose back back binding, replace odd tuner with matching one, clean, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), double bound all mahogany body tortoise plastic back binding and mahogany top binding with strip of light colored wood purfling, mahogany neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, mini dot inlays, mahogany bridge, mechanical friction pegs with one white plastic and 3 original black buttons, 1-3/8" nut, ~13-5/8" scale
180U-1021.....$625.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 1-K SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's)
12 photos - EC-, no cracks in the koa wood body, some nicks, dings and pick scratches but overall very clean, 6-1/4" lower bout, ~13-5/8" scale, ~1-13/32" nut width, mahogany neck stamped "C.F. MARTIN & CO. / NAZARETH, PA." on back of peghead, 12-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with micro-dot inlays, rosewood-maple-rw bound top, rosewood-bound back, rw-m-rw-m-rw soundhole rosette, bar frets, wooden friction tuners, very good sound, on consignment, with OHSC (purple lining)
180U-1345.....$1,800.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 2-K SOPRANO UKULELE (late 1920's)
13 photos - VG-EC except 3 repaired top cracks and one back crack, ivoroid-bound flamed koa body, mahogany neck, 12-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard micro-dot inlays, 1-3/8" nut width, 13-5/8" scale, rosewood bridge, mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, back of headstock and inside of back stamped "C.F. MARTIN & CO. / NAZARETH, PA.", small area of finish touchup on lower bass bout, nice uke, on consignment, with modern HSC
180U-961.....$1,495.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 2-K SOPRANO UKULELE (late 1920's?)
12 photos - VG-EC except one repaired top crack below bridge, ivoroid-bound koa body, mahogany neck, 12-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard micro-dot inlays, 1-3/8" nut width, 13-5/8" scale, rosewood bridge, mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, back of headstock and inside of back stamped "C.F. MARTIN & CO. / NAZARETH, PA.", entire instrument oversprayed, on consignment, with modern SSC
180U-943.....$1,750.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 2-M SOPRANO UKULELE (1930's)
13 photos - EC- except entire instrument has been refinished (very good work), mahogany body and neck, 2 repaired back cracks, 12-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with small ivoroid dot inlays, ~1-3/8" nut width, ~13-5/8" scale, mahogany bridge, ivoroid-bound top and back, w-b top purfling and w-b-w soundhole ring, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, on consignment, with SSC (foam lining)
180U-1334.....$750.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 2-M SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1950)
13 photos - EC except 1 repaired back crack (pro repair), entire instrument refinished (pro job), double bound 6-1/2" all mahogany body, multi-ring rosette, mahogany neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 12 frets, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, Martin hot-stamp on inside of back, logo on headstock, sounds great, 1-7/16" nut, 13-5/8" scale, with SSC, on consignment
180U-1075.....$800.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 2-M SOPRANO UKULELE (1950's)
12 photos - EC-, no cracks, double bound 6-1/2" all mahogany body, b-i top purfling, b-i-b-i-b rosette, mahogany neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, small ivoroid dot inlays, 12 frets, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, Martin hot-stamp on inside of back, logo on headstock, sounds great, 1-7/16" nut, 13-5/8" scale, on consignment, with SSC
180U-1335.....$1,000.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 2-M SOPRANO UKULELE (1950's)
13 photos - EC- except minor repaired back crack, mahogany body and neck, 12-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with small ivoroid dot inlays, 1-3/8" nut width, 13-5/8" scale, mahogany bridge, ivoroid-bound top and back, w-b-w soundhole ring, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, on consignment, with SSC (gold lining)
180U-949.....$1,250.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 2-M TAROPATCH (1920's)
13 photos - EC except 3 repaired back cracks, all mahogany construction, i-b-i-bound top, ivoroid-bound back, 8 string instrument (doubled ukulele strings) with concert size body, 7-3/4" lower bout, ~14-13/16" scale, 1-1/2" nut width, Brazilian rosewood fretboard with micro-dot inlays, replacement mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, back of peghead stamped "C.F. MARTIN & CO. / NAZARETH, PA.," entire instrument has been oversprayed (fine work), good sound and very rare model, on consignment, with newer SSC (gold lining)
180U-885.....$2,200.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 3-M SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1960)
13 photos - EC-, all mahogany constuction, multi-bound top and back, multi-ring rosette, ebony fretboard, dot markers, 17 frets, mahogany bridge, mechanical friction pegs with white plastic buttons, just a great uke, 1-3/8" nut, 13-5/8" scale, with nice period SSC
180U-962.....$2,100.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 3-M SOPRANO UKULELE (1950's)
13 photos - EC-, natural finish, all mahogany construction, 17-fret ebony fingerboard, ivoroid dot inlays at 5th, 7th and 10th frets, w-b-w-b-w purfling up the center of fingerboard, 1-3/8" nut width, 13-5/8" scale, mahogany bridge, ivoroid-bound body with multiple layers of top & back purfling, decal headstock logo, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, with modern HSC
180U-1126.....$2,300.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 3-M 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), price reduced
180U-873.....$2,300.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 3-M SOPRANO UKULELE (1930's)
13 photos - VG-EC except a couple repaired back cracks, all mahogany construction, 17-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl diamond inlays and ivoroid & ebony purfling strip down the center, 1-3/8" nut width, 13-5/8" scale, mahogany bridge, ivoroid-bound body with 6-ply top purfling and ivoroid "pendaloque" inlay at end of body, "C.F. MARTIN & CO. / NAZARETH, PA." hot stamp on back of headstock, nickel mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, back and sides oversprayed while the top appears french polished, on consignment, with OSSC (green felt lining)
180U-945.....$2,750.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 5-K SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's)
13 photos - EC-, it's the top-of-the-line of the best sounding ukes ever, great looks and sound make this THE classic collector's and player's ukulele, double ivoroid-bound flamed koa body is accented with abalone top and back purfling, 12-fret mahogany neck, koa headstock overlay with torch inlay, ivoroid-bound ebony fretboard with snowflake and slotted diamond inlays, 17 frets, mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons (one bushing is replaced or split), a few minor scratches, "C.F. MARTIN - NAZARETH, PA." stamps on peghead back and inside soundhole, real great shape and sounds great, on consignment, with OHSC (green lining and case key)
180U-1025.....$12,000.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 51 BARITONE UKULELE (1960's)
13 photos - EC-, 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 (4th string bridge pin hole is worn and requires a ball-end string), tortoise plastic-bound body, ivoroid top purfling and i-b-i rosette, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, good sound, with SSC (red plush lining)
180U-1176.....$1,250.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE 51 BARITONE UKULELE (1950's)
13 photos - EC, double bound 10-1/8" all mahogany body, 4 ring rosette, mahogany neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, dot markers, 20 frets, Brazilian rosewood bridge, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, big sound, 1-5/16" nut, 20-1/8" scale, with OSSC
180U-1062.....$1,385.00 buy - MARTIN STYLE O SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's)
11 photos - EC, entire instrument refinished (pro job), 6-1/2" all mahogany body, mahogany neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 12 frets, newer mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons installed, Martin hot-stamp on back of headstock, 1-1/2" nut, 13-5/8" scale, with SSC, on consignment
180U-1076.....$600.00 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, price reduced (SN:123772)
180U-812.....$500.00 buy - MARTIN T-17 TIPLE (1930)
15 photos - G-VGC, 8-7/8" body, all mahogany construction, X-braced top, rosewood fretboard, dot markers, 18 bar frets, slotted headstock with rosewood overlay, pinless rosewood bridge, 10 strings in 4 courses (2-3-3-2), often tuned like a ukulele, sold AS-IS (needs fret work, side repair, strings, set up, etc.), could benefit from a neck reset, with some work this could become a real prize, 1-1/2" nut, 17" scale, with newer SSC (SN:44534)
180U-904.....$700.00 buy - MARTIN T-17 TIPLE (1949)
13 photos - EC- except entire instrument is refinished (peghead face is only oversprayed), all mahogany, 8-15/16" lower bout, mahogany neck, 10 metal strings (4 courses, tuned like a ukulele), slotted headstock with Brazilian rosewood overlay, gold logo, rosewood fretboard and bridge (repaired bridge crack), white dot inlays, 17" scale, 1-17/32" nut width, 5-on-a-plate tuners with white plastic buttons, on consignment, with SSC (SN:109473)
180U-1068.....$1,150.00 buy - MARTIN T-18 TIPLE (1922)
13 photos - EC-, 9" lower bout, fan braced spruce top, mahogany back and sides, 10 strings (arranged in four courses of 2-3-3-2), 12-fret mahogany neck with slotted headstock, 18-fret rosewood fingerboard with 3 pearl dot inlays, 1-1/2" nut width, ~17" scale, rosewood bridge with metal saddle, rosewood-bound body, Brazilian rosewood headstock overlay, original 4-on-a-plate tuners with ivoroid buttons, Martin stamps on back of peghead and inside body, good sound, with period (likely original) HSC (rose colored lining plus brass plaque from "Fife & Nichols - Musical Instruments - Hollywood - No. Hollwood, Calif.") (SN:17080)
180U-920.....$1,750.00 buy - MASTRO T.V. PAL SOPRANO UKULELE (1950's)
11 photos - EC-, entry level version of the "Islander" all plastic uke made by Mario Maccaferri, 6-1/4" lower bout, reddish-brown (rosewood in their advert's) swirl body and neck with cream color fretboard and headstock, brown silkscreened logo, etc. on headstock, brown position dots, red plastic friction tuners, good sound, 1-5/16" nut width, ~13-3/4" scale, with gigbag (tear in top of gigbag)
180U-1051.....$200.00 buy - MAUNA LOA BANJO UKULELE (1920's)
10 photos - VG-EC except needs work (replace broken tuner, dress frets, restring and set up with new bridge, etc. - sold AS-IS), 6-1/8" skin head, mahogany neck, 17 frets, ivoroid dot inlays, 1-1/2" nut width, 13" scale, 8 internal brackets with shoes, metal resonator with textured back, "MAUNA LOA" stamped into headstock, four mechanical friction tuners
180U-1085.....$125.00 buy - MAUNA LOA BANJO UKULELE (1920's)
10 photos - VGC+, mahogany neck, 3-ply rim, metal resonator with cool textured back, 6-1/8" head sits on tone ring held in place by 8 internal brackets and shoes, guitar type open gear tuners installed, sold AS-IS (needs fret polish, strings, set up, etc.), 1-1/2" nut, 13-3/8" scale
180U-1084.....$185.00 buy - MAXITONE BANJO UKULELE (1930's)
13 photos - VG-EC except needs some work (clean, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), ~7" skin head, ~13" scale, 12 brackets, all metal copper-plated rim, nickel-plated tension hoop, bent metal tailpiece, copper-painted hardwood neck and fingerboard, 17 frets, silver-painted position dots, "Maxitione" decal on peghead, mechanical friction tuners with black plastic buttons,
180U-1206.....$150.00 buy - MONTGOMERY WARDS PINEAPPLE CONCERT UKULELE (1940's)
12 photos - EC, satin sunburst finish, pineapple shape 7" all birch body, (painted on) binding on top, star and rope designs on top (painted on), 1 piece birch neck, 12 frets, wood bridge, friction tuners, sold AS-IS (needs fret polish, strings, set up, etc.), 1-1/2" nut, 14-3/4" scale, with box
180U-1233.....$150.00 buy - NATIONAL STYLE 1 CONCERT UKULELE (1928)
14 photos - EC, concert resonator ukulele, 7-7/8" lower bout, nickel-plated brass body (stamped "PAT PEND" at base of fingerboard), 12-fret mahogany neck, ivoroid-bound 18-fret ebony fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, 1-1/4" nut width, ~15" scale, Beltona biscuit bridge and 6-1/2" cone replace originals, diamond shaped screenholes in coverplate, ebony tailpiece, decal logo on peghead reads "NATIONAL / TRADE / MARK", mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, great sounding and rare uke, on consignment, with modern HSC - price reduced (SN:179)
180U-941.....$5,400.00 buy - NIU KANI COCONUT SOPRANO UKULELE (1920-30's)
11 photos - EC- except needs some work (reglue bridge, dress frets, etc. - sold AS-IS), satin finished genuine coconut body with koa top and neck, quality construction, neck is well fit to body, 16 frets, unique fishtail shaped peghead, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons (possibly replacement tuners), koa nut and bridge, interior label pictures palm trees with Diamond Head in background, reads "NIU KANI / HAWAII / TRADE MARK REG. / PAT. APP. FOR," 1-1/4" nut width, ~12-5/8" scale
180U-1202.....$400.00 buy - NO NAME AZTEC SOPRANO UKULELE
12 photos - EC, satin finish, 6-5/8" round all birch body, 1 piece birch neck, stickers on frets 1-12 name notes, 17 frets, violin style friction pegs, Aztec design decals on body and headstock, sold AS-IS (needs strings, minor set up, etc.), 1-1/4" nut, 12-5/8" scale, with gigbag
180U-1185.....$75.00 buy - NO NAME BANJO UKULELE (1950's?)
10 photos - VG-EC, natural finish, mahogany neck, maple resotator and rim, 8-1/8" head, 12 brackets and shoes, bound ebony fretboard, dot markers, 17 frets, headstock overlay features (modified) floral inlay with some rhinestones installed, friction tuners, sold AS-IS (needs light fret work, minor set up, etc.) 1-1/4" nut, 15.5" scale, LOUD
180U-1321.....$225.00 buy - NO NAME BANJO UKULELE
10 photos - VG-EC, 5-5/8" skin head, top tension adjustment, brass tension hoop (stamped "PAT. APP. FOR"), flat plate flange with oval cutouts, tortoiseshell finished neck and resonator, 17 frets, 1-3/8" nut width, 13" scale, four mechanical friction tuners with white buttons, needs work (dress frets, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS)
180U-1092.....$150.00 buy - NO NAME BANJO UKULELE
10 photos - VG-EC except needs work (reseat, level and dress frets and sharp fret ends, re-string and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), natural finish, 7-7/8" skin head, maple neck and rim, 17-fret ebonized (painted) maple fingerboard, 1-5/16" nut width, ~13" scale, nickel hardware, six brackets, engraved metal resonator, friction tuners with black plastic buttons
180U-1306.....$175.00 buy - NO NAME BARITONE UKULELE
10 photos - EC, cherry satin finish, double bound 10" all (lam) mahogany body (painted on binding), poplar neck, pearwood fretboard (painted black), dot markers, 19 frets, screwed down wood bridge, open gear (guitar style) tuners, sold AS-IS (needs action lowered, minor set up, etc.), good project, 1-1/2" nut, 19-1/4" scale
180U-1238.....$120.00 buy - NO NAME SOPRANO BANJO UKULELE (1920's)
10 photos - VG-EC except needs work (replace broken dowel stick and reset crooked neck attachment, replace broken bridge, dress frets, setup etc. - sold AS-IS), 8" skin head, mahogany neck, 17 frets, ivoroid dot inlays, 1-1/2" nut width, 13" scale, 16 brackets with shoes, wooden resonator with early synthetic material textured, rim binding and raised diamond on back of peghead, four mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, slotted diamond inlay on front of peghead, slightly bent Grover Simple tailpiece
180U-1087.....$100.00 buy - NO NAME SOPRANO BANJO UKULELE (1930's)
12 photos - EC- except needs work (dress frets, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), ~7" head, maple rim, neck, rim-cap, dowel stick and flat resonator, checkerboard purfling around bottom of rim and in ring on back of resonator, dark gloss brown finish, 17-fret rosewood fingerboard, 4 pearl dots, 16 tension hooks and shoes, Grover Simple tailpiece, newer Gotoh mechanical friction tuners with amber pearloid buttons, slotted diamond inlay on peghead face, skin head is torn in two places and has been repaired and reinforced from the back, with over-size hardfoam case (black lining)
180U-1182.....$175.00 buy - NO NAME SOPRANO UKULELE (1930's)
13 photos - EC- except needs minor work (clean, polish frets, cutdown bridge, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), appears to be all solid mahogany construction, top back and sides of very flamed mahogany, 12-fret mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, 18 frets and 3 pearl dot inlays, white bound top, back, soundhole and fingerboard, w-b top purfling strip and very colorful (red, green, white and black) purfling strip around soundhole, mechanical friction tuners with black plastic buttons, paper label on interior neck block, printed in red on purple, reads "Standard / Approved / by the / National Association of / Musical Instrument and / Accesories Mfrs. U.S.A." with black OSSC (purple lining)
180U-1300.....on hold...$195.00 - NO NAME SOPRANO UKULELE
11 photos - VG-EC, satin finish, 6-5/8" all mahogany body, bound soundhole, maple neck, plastic fretboard with 12 integrated frets, wood bridge, friction tuners, stamp on inside reads made in West Germany, sold AS-IS (needs strings and minor set up, etc.), 1-3/8" nut, 12-7/8" scale
180U-1218.....$125.00 buy - NO NAME SOPRANO UKULELE
9 photos - VG-EC, satin finish, 6-1/2" all mahogany body, painted on binding on top and back, mahogany neck, mahogany fretboard with rope border trim, dot inlays, 12 frets, unique tailpiece, ebony bridge, friction pegs, logo shield (decal) is partially missing, sold AS-IS (needs fret work, strings, set up, etc.), 1-7/16" nut, 13-1/2" scale
180U-515.....$150.00 buy - NORTHERN JCD-2 CONCERT UKULELE (1970's)
10 photos - EC, these very interesting Northern ukes were designed by J.C. Doane of Halifax, NS, Canada and built in Japan for his "Ukuleles in the classroom" project - popular throughout Canada in the 70's, concert size, triangular mahogany body, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, dot markers, 15 frets, wood bridge, strings travel thru/behind/thru/back over exaggerated headstock which features logo and maple leaf decals, friction tuners, inside lable signed by Doane, sold AS-IS (needs action addressed, minor set up, etc.), 1-7/16" nut, 14-5/8" scale, the JCD-2s were also used by the ukulele orchestras organized by Doane for the "Ukulele Yes!" project
180U-1310.....$150.00 buy - ORPHEUM SOPRANO (1940's?)
11 photos - VGC+, satin finish, 6-3/4" all mahogany body, 2 ring rosette, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, dot markers, 12 frets, mahogany bridge, logo stamped into headstock, friction tuners, sold AS-IS (needs fret polish, strings, set up, etc.), soft volume but good tone (better with work), 1-3/8" nut, 13-1/2" scale
180U-1201.....$195.00 buy - OSBORN SAMMO SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's)
11 photos - EC- except needs work (dress sharp fret ends, restring and set up, high action, etc. - sold AS-IS), natural finish, koa body, stained poplar (?) neck, 12 frets, 1-7/16" nut width, ~13" scale, koa bridge, rope pattern rosette, intact "OSBORN / Sammo" decal on headstock, wooden friction tuners, made in Chicago
180U-1099.....$175.00 buy - OSCAR SCHMIDT HAWAIIAN SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's?)
11 photos - VG-EC except needs some work (reglue lifting bridge, dress frets, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), semi-gloss finish, 6-1/8" lower bout, nicely figured koa body, white-bound front, back and soundhole, mahogany neck with integral fretboard, 12 frets, wood bridge is glued and screwed on, white friction tuners, label reads "HAWAIIAN UKULELE / torn area TED / By / OSCAR SCHMIDT, Inc. Jersey City, N.J.", top is mildly distorted in front of bridge, but after 70-80 years we think it is stable, sounds good!! 1-7/16" nut, 12-7/8" scale, with endloading OSSC
180U-1244.....$300.00 buy - OSCAR SCHMIDT OU-2 MOUSEKETEER CONCERT UKULELE
12 photos - EC, satin finish, 8" (laminate) mahogany body, Mickey Mouse Club decals on top, back and sides, mahogany neck, bound ebony fretboard, dot markers, 16 frets, wood bridge, open gear guitar tuners, Limited Edition, 1-15/32" nut, 14-7/8" scale, with gig that features the Mickey Mouse Club logo
180U-1192.....$185.00 buy - PERRY ALOHA HAWAII SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1930)
12 photos - VG-EC, satin finish, 6-1/2" all koa body, koa neck, koa fretboard, 12 frets, wood bridge, Aloha Hawaii decal on headstock features a Hawaiian crest and a banner that reads UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA IKA PONO (which is now the Hawaiian state moto), smaller decal reads SOUVENIR of HAWAII, inside label reads JOHN S. PERRY & CO / MADE IN HONOLULU OF FINE HAWAIIAN KOA, friction tuners, sold AS-IS (needs action addressed, etc.), 1-7/16" nut, 13-3/8" scale, with OSSC
180U-1250.....$400.00 buy - PETERSEN POLK-A-LAY-LEE (1960's)
8 photos - VG-EC except needs work (replace missing bridge, clean, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), brown finish, oval shaped soundhole, red plastic fingerboard with 12 integral frets, matching red plastic paddle-shaped tuning pegs, 50" total length, striking shape - the elongated peghead is for sticking the uke in the sand while you surf, also includes original red neck cord, made in Chicago
180U-1326.....$175.00 buy - PONO PSO-E SOPRANO ELECTRIC UKULELE (recent)
13 photos - EC, acoustic-electric with gloss natural finish, all solid mahogany construction, 12-fret rosewood fingerboard, 1-7/16" nut width, 12-3/4" scale, rosewood bridge, rope pattern rosette, factory installed pickup with endpin jack, ebony headstock overlay with pearl logo inlay, ebony heelcap, nickel open-geared Grover tuners, sounds good, made in Java, with Ko'olau HSC (black lining)
180U-1047.....$300.00 buy - R.L. SAUL CONCERT UKULELE (2000)
15 photos - EC+, 7-1/2" lower bout, satin natural finish, spruce top, flamed koa back and sides, mahogany neck, 18-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, 1-3/8" nut width, 15-1/4" scale, rosewood bridge, bone nut and saddle, ivoroid-bound body, Brazilian rosewood headstock overlay, nickel Five Star Planetary tuners with ebony buttons, handcrafted in USA, on consignment, with OHSC (SN:0003)
180U-1010.....$900.00 buy - REGAL "EGYPTIAN" SOPRANO UKULELE
12 photos - VGC+, dark cherry finish, all birch body, 1-piece birch neck, circle markers, 12 frets, birch bridge, cool Egyptian look with circle of Pharaoh rosette (decal), pyramid top decal and Pharaoh headstock decal, friction tuners, sold AS-IS (needs top and back to side joints reglued, new top brace, bridge reglue, strings, set up, etc.), 1-1/4" nut, 13-1/4" scale, rare model
180U-955.....$225.00 buy - REGAL / SUPERTONE PEP LEADER SOPRANO UKULELE (1920-30's)
12 photos - EC- except needs some work (reglue top and back separations, stabilize peghead decal, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), sunburst, cool looking red, white, blue, and yellow male cheerleader decal on top just below bridge, birch top, back, neck and sides, 12 frets to the body, mechanical friction tuners with black plastic buttons, "PEP LEADER" headstock decal is flaking off, 1-7/16" nut width, ~13" scale, with brown linen gigbag (snap closures)
180U-1106.....$150.00 buy - REGAL JUNGLE UKE SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1950)
11 photos - VGC except needs work (side cracks on both sides of neck block - covering will need to be removed for repair and then reapplied - plus file fret ends, restring, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), original faux-leopard skin covering, "Jungle Uke" leopard head decal on headstock, birch body, 13" scale, 1-5/16" nut width, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, made in Chicago, IL., very cool and extremely rare model that will look great in your own Jungle Room
180U-833.....$500.00 buy - S.S. STEWART COLLEGIAN BANJO UKULELE (1920's)
13 photos - VG-EC, satin finish, maple neck and rim, 7" head, 12 brackets and shoes, Waverly tailpiece, rosewood fretboard, dot markers, 15 frets, sold AS-IS (needs fret work, reinstall nut, strings, set up, etc.), 1-1/4" nut, 13-3/4" scale, Bud's Music House decal on back of headstock (Bud's was a small shop here in Lansing in the prewar era)
180U-1095.....$200.00 buy - S.S. STEWART SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1924)
12 photos - EC, satin finish, 6-3/8" all mahogany body, multi ring rosette, mahogany neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, dot markers, 12 frets, wood bridge, newer fiddle style tuning pegs, S.S. Stewart stamp on inside and back of headstock, sold AS-IS (needs action addressed, strings, etc.), very cool uke built by Martin and identical to their Style 0, 1-7/16" nut, 13-5/8" scale, with gigbag
180U-1183.....$500.00 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), price reduced
180U-778.....$350.00 buy - SAM F. CHANG SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's)
13 photos - EC-, satin finish, 6-1/2" all koa body, bound top, multi ring rosette, koa neck, mahogany fretboard, dot markers, mahogany bridge, headstock features Chang banner on back and Shield on front, mechanical friction tuners, built in Hawaii, sold AS-IS (needs fret polish, minor set up, etc.), 1-1/2" mahogany nut, 13-5/8" scale, with SSC
180U-1304.....on hold...$385.00 - SAMMO SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's?)
11 photos - EC- except needs some work (reglue 4 open side seams, make new nut, dress frets, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), 6-1/4" lower bout, 13-1/8" scale, all koa wood body, mahogany rope-bound body and soundhole, 2 original and 2 replacement wooden friction tuners, label is mostly intact, instrument is possibly oversprayed, with newer SSC
180U-1336.....$150.00 buy - SAMMO SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's?)
11 photos - EC, satin finish, double bound 6-1/2" all mahogany body, bound soundhole, 1 piece birch neck, 12 frets, wood bridge, violin syle tuning pegs, cool uke built in Chicago, sold AS-IS (needs fret polish, strings, set up, etc.), 1-9/16" nut, 13-1/2" scale
180U-1270.....$195.00 buy - SELCOL MELODY MAKER BANJO UKULELE (1950's)
10 photos - VG-EC except a few cracks and could use strings, set up, etc. - sold AS-IS, all plastic construction, 7" head, brown woodgrain patterned rim and neck, dark brown resonator as well as fingerboard with 17 integral frets, 1-3/8" nut width, 13-5/8" scale, eight brackets, gold painted tension hoop, flange and headstock overlay, mechanical friction tuners, made in England
180U-1093.....$150.00 buy - SILVERTONE SOPRANO UKULELE (1950's)
12 photos - EC, sunburst finish, all mahogany construction, plastic fingerboard with 12 integral frets, 1-3/8" nut width, 13" scale, mahogany bridge, mechanical friction tuners, made in USA by Harmony, with original Sears Silvertone box
180U-1164.....$150.00 buy - SLINGERLAND MAY BELL BANJO UKULELE (1920's)
10 photos - VG-EC except fret numbers scratched into fretboard (1-11), dark stain (almost black) on rim and 1 piece neck, dot markers, 15 frets, 12 brackets and shoes, 6-7/8" head, Maybell logo stamped in headstock, friction tuners, Elton metal resonator installed, 1-5/16" nut, 13-1/4" scale
180U-1097.....$185.00 buy - SLINGERLAND MAY BELL SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's)
11 photos - VGC+, satin finish, 6-1/4" all mahogany body, painted on top binding, multi colored (herringbone pattern) top trim and rosette (decal), 1 piece mahogany neck, 11 frets, wood bridge, May Bell logo decal on headstock, friction tuners, sold AS-IS (needs clean up, strings, set up, etc.), 1-3/8" scale, 13-1/4" scale
180U-1163.....$175.00 buy - SONNY D TENOR PINEAPPLE UKULELE (recent)
11 photos - EC except needs some work (cutdown bridge to lower action, dress frets, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), 7-3/8" wide spruce top with natural finish and koa soundhole ring, purpleheart back and sides, rosewood-bound top and back, mahogany bridge and fingerboard, mahogany neck with heel of stacked purpleheart, -koa-ph-maple-mahogany with purpleheart heelcap and peghead overlay, "SonnyD" logo decal, 4 mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons and tensioning screws, 1-1/4" nut width, ~17" scale, made in Hawaii, gold paper interior label
180U-1211.....$400.00 buy - STELLA CRYSTALLINE FINISH SOPRANO UKULELE (1930's)
12 photos - VGC except needs some work (reset neck, dress frets, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), dramatic black and silver finish similar to the "DUCO" finishes of yesteryear and today, white-bound top and soundhole, birch(?) construction, 11-fret neck meets body where 12th fret would be, "Stella" logo in white on peghead face, mechanical friction tuners with black plastic buttons, wooden bridge (bridge was reglued at some point) and nut, with canvas gigbag
180U-1187.....$250.00 buy - STRAD-O-LIN SOPRANO UKULELE (1950's)
10 photos - VG-EC, satin cherry finish, 6-5/8" all (lam) mahogany body, birch neck, rosewood fretboard, dot markers, 12 frets, Strad-o-Lin decal on headstock, friction tuners, sold AS-IS (needs action adjustment, etc.), 1-3/8" nut, 13-3/8" scale
180U-1135.....$65.00 buy - SUPERTONE "CANOE" SOPRANO UKULELE (1930's)
12 photos - VG-EC, made by Harmony, satin finish, 6" all mahogany body, bound top with camping scene (2 folks in a canoe with woods and a tent in the background) decal, 1 piece mahogany neck, 12 frets, wood bridge, friction tuners, sold AS-IS (needs fret work, minor set up, etc.), 1-1/2" nut, 13" scale, with newer gigbag
180U-1120.....$195.00 buy - TANGI GECKO SOPRANO UKULELE (2007)
14 photos - EC+ except needs some work (move bridge to correct intonation, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), 7" lower bout, gloss natural finish, all solid mango construction, mango neck, 15-fret rosewood fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, 1-5/16" nut width, ~12-1/8" scale, rosewood bridge, dark koa-bound top, multicolored marquetry rosette, rosewood peghead overlay with abalone gecko inlay, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, hot stamped "Manini / UKULELE" inside the body (though this is a Gecko model, not a Manini per the builder), with vinyl gigbag
180U-1015.....$165.00 buy - TANGI MANGO TENOR UKULELE (2008)
11 photos - EC except needs minor work (file sharp fret ends, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), gloss natural finish, 8-5/8" lower bout, solid mango wood construction (between koa and korina in color & figure), dual soundholes with herrinbone rosettes, 14-fret mango wood neck, 18-fret rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays, 1-7/16" nut width, 16-7/8" scale, koa bridge and top binding, rosewood headstock overlay with palm tree "T" inlay, four guitar-style open-geared tuners, made in Hawaii, with gigbag
180U-1255.....$300.00 buy - THE MELE WENDELL HALL RED HEAD SOPRONO UKULELE (c.1930)
14 photos - VG-EC, interesting uke built by Regal (in Chicago) and issued under one of their off brand names ("The Mele") for a distributor in New York,, satin finish, 6-1/2" all koa body, snazzy muti color (herringbone pattern) rosette, 1-piece birch neck, 11 frets, wood bridge, Mele sticker in instrument, Red Head sticker on headstock, fiddle style friction pegs, sold AS-IS (needs strings, minor set up, etc.), 1-7/16" nut, 13-1/4" scale, with HSC
180U-1179.....$250.00 buy - TURTURRO PEANUT SOPRANO UKULELE (1920's?)
11 photos - VG-EC except needs work (one open back seam, dress frets, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), natural finish, peanut shape (flat top, rounded back), all mahogany construction, b-w-bound top and soundhole, 12-fret rosewood fingerboard, 1-7/16" nut width, 13-5/8" scale, dark stained mahogany bridge, "C. BRUNO / NEW YORK" stamped on front of headstock, "PAT. PEND" and "N.TURTURRO / NY / MANUFACTURER" stamped on back, mechanical friction tuners, rare and cool
180U-1108.....$750.00 buy - UKIYO CONCERT UKULELE (recent)
11 photos - EC+, satin natural finish, all solid woods, spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck, 14-fret ebony fingerboard, micro dot inlays, 1-7/16" nut width, 14-3/4" scale, rope pattern top binding, Brazilian rosewood headstock overlay, mechanical friction tuners with black plastic buttons, made in USA, fine sound, with HSC (SN:353)
180U-975.....$900.00 buy - VALENCIA BANJO UKULELE (1920's)
13 photos - VG-EC except could use some work (clean, repair case, dress frets, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), 5-1/2" skin head, unusual shaped body with 8 unequal sides, f-holes on closed back resonator, fret spaces at 3,5,7,10,12 and above 18 are more darkly stained to be fret markers, 18 frets, ~13" scale, ~1-1/4" nut width, 8 top tension head adjusters, back,sides, neck and headstock are sunburst finished, "Valencia" logo on peghead, mechanical friction tuners with black buttons, end loading OSSC (green lining, leather strap and handle are broken)
180U-1208.....$120.00 buy - VEGA ARTHUR GODFREY BARITONE UKULELE STANDARD (1950's)
12 photos - VG-EC except needs work (dress frets, repair small treble side crack, reglue loose back brace ends, clean, restring and setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), solid mahogany body, mahogany neck joins body at 14th fret, 18-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, natural satin finish, round soundhole, black and silver "Vega" headstock logo and Arthur Godfrey decal mostly missing, 10" lower bout, ~19-1/8" scale, 2-3/4" to 3-1/4" body depth, 1-3/8" nut width, mechanical friction tuners with white buttons
180U-915.....$400.00 buy - VICTOR BANJO UKULELE (1970's)
12 photos - EC except some loose fretboard binding, very interesting instrument built by Jack Abbott Jr. in England, gloss finish, mahogany neck, rim and (double bound) resonator, top tension design, 8-1/4" plastic head, 18 brakets, flat plate flange, bound rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 17 frets, rosewood headstock overlay, friction tuners, most of Jack Jr's 70's instruments were built for members of the George Formby Society, sold AS-IS (needs binding repair, minor set up, etc.), 1-3/8" nut, 14" scale, with original flesh hoop and OSSC
180U-1299.....$500.00 buy - WASHBURN / DISNEY HSMUKE MODEL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL CONCERT UKULELE (2008)
12 photos - EC, mahogany body with bright blue and yellow graphic of stars exploding fom the top of the instrument, blue finished back, cream-bound mahogany fingerboard, dot inlays, rosewood bridge with pearl dot, headstock is emblazoned "Disney / by Washburn / HIGH / SCHOOL / MUSICAL" in white and yellow, chrome plated open gear guitar-style tuners with metal buttons, made in Korea, with original box
180U-1292.....$45.00 buy - WASHBURN U-F SOPRANO (1930 's)
13 photos - EC except open back crack, 6-1/2" all mahogany body, lipped soundhole, 1 piece mahogany neck, dot markers, 17 frets, mahogany bridge, friction tuners, Washburn branded on back of headstock, sold AS-IS (needs back crack fix, lower action, strings, set up, etc.), 1-3/8" nut, 13-3/4" scale, with SSC
180U-1178.....$285.00 buy - WERCO BANJO UKULELE (1960's)
11 photos - EC-, sparkle blue covering on wood rim, chrome plated metal neck, neck has fluted back and 17 integral frets, 7-1/8" head, 8 brackets and shoes, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, back of headstock marked with Werco logo, sold AS-IS (needs strings, minor set up, etc.), 1-5/16" nut, 13" scale, with original box
180U-1330.....$225.00 buy - WERCO BANJO UKULELE (1960's)
9 photos - EC-, sparkle blue covering on wood rim, chrome plated metal neck, neck has fluted back and 17 integral frets, 7-1/8" skin head (with eagle decal), ~13-1/4" scale length, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, back of headstock marked "WERCO / MADE IN U.S.A." on consignment
180U-1057.....$275.00 buy - WEYMANN KEYSTONE STATE STYLE 225 BANJO UKULELE (1920's)
11 photos - VGC+, satin finish, maple neck and rim, 7" head, 12 brackets and shoes (3 brackets and 2 shoes missing), neck angle adjuster, ebony fretboard, dot markers, 17 frets, walnut headstock overlay, friction tuners, Weymann logo decal on back of headstock, sold AS-IS (needs new head, 2 shoes, 3 brackets, fret work, new nut, strings, set up, etc.), 1-5/16" nut, 13-3/4" scale, with Elton capo (missing cork)
180U-1298.....$350.00 buy - WEYMANN KEYSTONE STATE STYLE 225 BANJO UKULELE (1920's)
12 photos - EC-, 7" skin head, 12 brackets, natural finished maple rim, maple neck with 20-fret ebony fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, 15" scale, nickel hardware (including "PATENTED" neck angle adjuster), walnut headstock overlay, mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, needs minor work (restring and set up, some fret buzz at nut - sold AS-IS)
180U-1081.....$500.00 buy - WEYMANN STYLE 225 BANJO UKULELE (1920's)
13 photos - EC-, 7" skin head, 12 brackets, natural finished maple rim, maple neck with 20-fret ebony fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, 15" scale, nickel hardware (including "PATENTED" neck angle adjuster), walnut headstock overlay, mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, needs minor work (restring and set up, adjust neck angle to lower action, etc. - sold AS-IS)
180U-1078.....$450.00 buy
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