• Alvin and Kelvin Keech grew up in Hawaii and were both playing ukulele from a young age. As adults they moved to San Francisco where they repaired, sold and gave ukulele lessons. They also played many society parties and social gatherings. Around 1916 Alvin began building banjo ukuleles. Kelvin had remained in Europe after WWI and In the 1920s they introduced and marketed their banjo ukuleles in Europe. This one is un-labeled, but is definitely their work.  With rough period hard shell case. *VGC except could use (fret dress, replace one bracket hook, strings and setup, etc. - plays okays - sold AS-IS)

     

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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. 
For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880

  • No SN
  • 1920s
  • VGC+ *(see below)
  • Soprano scale
  • One piece maple neck
  • D-shaped neck profile
  • 17-fret ebonized pearwood fingerboard
  • Pearl dot inlays
    Rosewood peghead overlay
  • Unique replacement metal friction tuners
  • Back of headstock stamped "UKULELE-BANJO"
  • Maple resonator with rosewood veneer
  • ~6-3/8" skin head
  • 8 bracket hooks (one is missing)
  • Wood back with internal soundwell
  • Gold replacement screws hold the back on
  • ~13-1/8" scale, 1-13/32" nut
  • With rough period hard shell case
  • *VGC except could use (fret dress, replace one bracket hook, strings and setup, etc. - plays okays - sold AS-IS)
     

Keech (UNMARKED) Banjo Ukulele (1920s)

Keech (UNMARKED) Banjo Ukulele (1920s)

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SKU: 180U-212833

$285 USD
$285.00 USD
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Alvin and Kelvin Keech grew up in Hawaii and were both playing ukulele from a young age. As adults they moved to San Francisco where they repaired, sold and gave ukulele lessons. They also played many society parties and social gatherings. Around 1916 Alvin began building banjo ukuleles. Kelvin had remained in Europe after WWI and In the 1920s they introduced and marketed their banjo ukuleles in Europe. This one is un-labeled, but is definitely their work.  With rough period hard shell case. *VGC except could use (fret dress, replace one bracket hook, strings and setup, etc. - plays okays - sold AS-IS)

 

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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. 
For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880

  • No SN
  • 1920s
  • VGC+ *(see below)
  • Soprano scale
  • One piece maple neck
  • D-shaped neck profile
  • 17-fret ebonized pearwood fingerboard
  • Pearl dot inlays
    Rosewood peghead overlay
  • Unique replacement metal friction tuners
  • Back of headstock stamped "UKULELE-BANJO"
  • Maple resonator with rosewood veneer
  • ~6-3/8" skin head
  • 8 bracket hooks (one is missing)
  • Wood back with internal soundwell
  • Gold replacement screws hold the back on
  • ~13-1/8" scale, 1-13/32" nut
  • With rough period hard shell case
  • *VGC except could use (fret dress, replace one bracket hook, strings and setup, etc. - plays okays - sold AS-IS)
     
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