Elderly Instruments Latest - Vintage & Used Instruments - Ukuleles http://elderly.com/list/newitems?catlist=180U en-us copyright 2009 Elderly Instruments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:51:27 -0500 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:51:27 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 720 webmaster@elderly.com EC except needs work (replace crushed cone, replace cover plate - so it doesn't crush the cone again - restring, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), engraved nickel plated brass body, mahogany neck, bound fingerboard, dot inlays, 19 frets, bisciut bridge with 6" resonator cone, sieve coverplate, pearloid headstock overlay and heelcap, mechanical friction tuners with reddish-brown swirl plastic buttons, disc transducer pickup installed, made in China, 1-7/16" nut, 14-3/4" scale (a little bit shorter than concert size), with rigid foam HSC ($100.00) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-918.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-918.htm (SN:221) ($1,800.00) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-921.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-921.htm VG-EC, all koa construction, 12 frets, inlaid markers at 5th and 7th frets, 1-5/16" nut width, 13-3/16" scale, ivoroid ornamental ring lines the soundhole, four friction tuners with black plastic buttons (washers installed under two tuners), on consignment, with modern HSC ($1,150.00) ]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-917.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-917.htm VG-EC except needs some work (reseat, polish, and level frets, tighten head, cleanup, replace missing bridge, restring and set up etc. - sold AS-IS), 7" diameter body with alternating light and dark woods with a dark wood strip down the center of the neck/fretboard, closed back with f-holes, 5-3/8" skin head with sweet little cartoon honeybee drawn on the top, 17 frets, mechanical friction tuners with black buttons, ~2-1/8" body depth, ~13" scale (soprano), 1-1/4" nut width, very cute! ($110.00) ]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-767.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-767.htm 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 ($500.00) ]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-833.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-833.htm EC, chrome plated metal neck and rim, 6-3/4" skin head, fluted back of neck, 17 integral frets, 1-1/4" nut, 13-1/4" scale, mechanical friction tuners, back of headstock marked "PATENT PENDING / MADE IN U.S.A.," sold AS-IS (needs clean up, new bridge, minor set up, etc.) ($225.00) ]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-852.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-852.htm 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 ($400.00) ]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-915.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-915.htm VGC+ except needs work (glue-fill separation between fingerboard and body, polish and dress frets, file sharp fret ends, restring, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), orange finish, photo top with flying birds and sunset, souvenir-quality uke with all laminated woods, friction tuners with black buttons, 13-5/8" scale (a little over soprano length), 1-3/8" nut width, probably made in China ($25.00) ]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-910.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-910.htm 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 ($125.00) ]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-914.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-914.htm EC+, satin natural finish, all solid woods, koa top back and sides, 14-fret mahogany neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, 1-3/8" nut width, 17" scale, rosewood bridge, rosewood headstock overlay with pearl "Ko'olau"logo, chrome Grover tuners with black buttons, made in Hawaii, with plush-lined OSSC (SN:100609) ($650.00) ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-913.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-913.htm EC- but needs some work (dress frets, strings, bridge, etc. - sold AS-IS), 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, 1-7/32" nut width, 12-1/2" scale, ebony nut, script "The Gibson" straight across headstock, mechanical friction tuners with black buttons, with end-loading SSC (worn) ($500.00) ]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-863.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-863.htm EC-, 6-3/8" lower bout, all mahogany body (no cracks!!!) and neck, white-bound 17-fret rosewood fingerboard, pearl diamonds and slotted square inlays, silkscreened "The Gibson" logo with pearl inlaid slotted diamonds and diamond on headstock, 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, screw hole on heel of neck (probably from strap hook), lots of very fine finish checking, paper interior label reads "ROY KILGORE / TEACHER / Hawaiian Guitar, Ukulele, Mandolin, Tenor Banjo / 83 Porter Block / GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.," on consignment, with OHSC (faded green lining) ($2,000.00) ]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-906.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-906.htm EC-, sparkle blue covering on wood rim, chrome plated metal neck, neck has fluted back and 17 integral frets, 7-1/8" skin head, ~13-1/4" scale length, mechanical friction tuners with white plastic buttons, back of headstock marked "WERCO / MADE IN U.S.A." on consignment ($325.00) ]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-907.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-907.htm VGC+ except minor bash at treble waist and could use a little work (glue loose back brace, glue the minor bash, strings, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS) all mahogany body and neck, 12-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard 1-13/32" nut width, 13-11/16" scale, b-i-b-i-b soundhole ring, mechanical friction tuners with black plastic buttons, inside body and back of headstock stamped "C.F. MARTIN & CO. - NAZARETH, PA." fine sound ($425.00) ]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-897.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-897.htm 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) ($6,500.00) ]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-901.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-901.htm 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) ($700.00) ]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-904.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-904.htm EC-, appears to have started life as a taropatch with wider 8-string fingerboard, now very much like the Martin C-1, headstock has been cut down from 8 to 4 tuners, painted black at end, refinished all mahogany body, repaired back crack and reglued back brace, mahogany neck joins at 12th fret, 12 fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with ivoroid dots, tortoise plastic body binding, i-b top purfling, b-i-b-i-b soundhole rosette, 7-3/4" lower bout, 2-5/16" to 2-11/16" body depth, ~14-7/8" scale, 1-7/16" nut width, ~22-3/4" overall length, mechanical friction tuners with black buttons, on consignment, ultra-light nylon covered foam case, nice sound! ($700.00) ]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-902.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-902.htm VGC except needs work (repair several top cracks, glue several loose seams, replace 2 missing frets and dress frets, reset neck to lower action, replace missing peg, clean, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), all koa wood, slightly arched back, wooden friction pegs, 6" lower bout, 21-1/8" total length, 13-1/8" scale length, round label has crest at top under which it states "UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO" then says "UKULELE O HAWAII / LEONARDO NUNES / MAKER / COPYRIGHT 1916 BY L. NUNES", made in Hawaii by the son of the first successful commercial maker ($250.00) ]]> Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-891.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-891.htm 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) ($2,200.00) ]]> Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-885.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-885.htm 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, on consignment ($1,600.00) ]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-881.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-881.htm EC-, 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, no cracks but some minor scratches, on consignment, with rough faux alligator SSC (red plush lining) ($1,400.00) ]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-888.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-888.htm EC-, 9" lower bout, glued and cleated cracks on both sides (very difficult to see from the outside, they don't show in the photos), entire ukulele is oversprayed (good quality work), all mahogany body, 12-fret mahogany neck, 18-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, 1-5/16" nut width, ~17" scale, rosewood bridge with bone saddle and two replaced pins, tortoise plastic-bound body, i-b top purfling, i-b-i soundhole ring, mechanical friction tuners with black plastic buttons, good looks and fine sound, on consignment, with newer black SSC ($1,000.00) ]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-886.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-886.htm 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 ($775.00) ]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-861.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-861.htm 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 ($225.00) ]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-874.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-874.htm