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Vintage Ukulele Archive of sold instruments
Custom Kraft all mahogany (Favilla?)
c.1932 Dobro No. 40 "cyclops"
c.1932 Favilla U2 All mahogany
c. 1960 Favilla Deep Body Baritone
late 1940s Favilla all-mahogany
c.1929 Gibson Uke 3 (soprano)
c.1948 Gibson UT1 all mahogany
1927 Gibson Uke-1
c. 1938 Gibson TU Tenor (15-frets clear)
1927 Gibson Style 3
1927 Gibson Soprano Uke-3
c1955 Gretsch Soprano
1930s Harmony Soprano stenciled brown
60's Harmony Baritone Ukulele
1960's Harmony Concert Uke with white binding
1960s Harmony Blue uke with Palm Trees
c.1955 Harmony All Mahogany Baritone
1940s Harmony Solid Mahogany Baritone Uke
1940s Harmony "Johnny Marvin" Tenor Uke
c.1958 Harmony Solid Mahogany (Sears Logo)
c.1940 Harmony all-mahogany
1960s Harmony Solid Mahogany Baritone
1960 Harmony Mahogany Baritone Uke!
c1955 Harmony "Roy Smeck" all mahogany
c.1950s Harmony Soprano
c.1950s Harmony Mahogany Concert
c.1928 Harold Summers All koa tenor, made by Sam Chang
1920's Hollywood Fancy Soprano Uke Mahogany / Spruce
c1925 Jonah Kumalae Plain model all koa
Used 1930s Ka Lai Fancy Pineapple Monkey Pod wood rope binding Kamaka sticker
1920s Kamaka Monkey Pod Wood
c.1952 Kamaka Soprano, koa neck, gold label
c.1925 Lyon and Healy Washburn, koa w/floral decal
1920s Lyon and Healy Camp Uke
c1960 Martin 1 T Tenor
c. 1923 Martin Style 1 w/ friction pegs
c.1927 Martin Style 1
c.1964 Martin Style 0
c. 1950 Martin Style 2 Soprano
c.1969 Martin Style 51 baritone
c.1949 Martin Style 1
c.1950 Martin Style 1 Concert
1927 Martin Style 0
c.1964 Martin Style 0
1920s Martin Style 1K
c. 1950 Martin Style 0
c.1963 Martin Style 0
c.1926 Martin Style 2K
c.1948 Martin Style 1
c.1926 Martin Style 0
c.1948 Martin Style 1 Concert
c. 1926 Martin Style 1K
c. 1945 Martin Style 1 Tenor (12-fret)
1920s Martin 3K Koa Taropatch 8-stringed ukulele
c.1948 Martin Style 0 (very clean)
1920s Martin 2K Koa Taropatch 8-stringed ukulele
1950s Martin Style O Soprano Uke
c.1940 Martin Style 1 Tenor (12-fret)
c.1923 Martin Ditson-brand Style 2 mahogany
c.1945 Martin Style 2
Martin Style 3
c 1942 Martin 1-T Tenor Ukulele
1950 Martin Style 1 Tenor
c. 1964 Martin Style O Mahogany clean!
c.1945 Martin Style 3 mahogany
1950 Martin Style 1 Tenor Ukulele
1946 Martin Style 1-T (12 fret) mahogany
c.1945 Martin Style 3 mahogany
c.1942 Martin Style 1-T (12 fret) mahogany
1947 Martin Style 0 (very clean)
Circa 1928 Martin 5K soprano uke
c.1942 Martin Style 1-T (12 fret) mahogany
c.1923 Martin Style 1K w/wood pegs
c1939 Martin Style 3 mahogany
c1950 Martin Style 0
c.1960 Martin Style 1
c.1950 Martin Style 0
c.1928 Martin Style 3K
c1927 Martin Style 3 mahogany
c.1934 Martin Style 3K
c.1951 Martin Style 1
c.1922 Martin Style 1
c.1950 Martin Style 3 mahogany
1920s Martin Style 1 Taropatch
'60s Martin Style 1 Tenor
c.1965 Martin Style 0
c.1951 Martin Style 3 mahog.
c.1959 Martin Style 2 Soprano
c.1950 Martin Style 3 mahog.
c. 1920 Paul Summers Waikiki curly koa, by Sam Chang
1930s? Radiotone Arcthtop, steel stringed Tenor Uke
1935 Regal Wendell Hall Red Head
c.1940s Richter Soprano Uke w/celluloid fretboard
1950s Silvertone Stenciled palm trees and hawaiian girl
1930's Supertone Green Duco finish
1920s Tabu Fancy Koa, Rope Binding w/asymmetrical headstock
1920s Tabu Akai Plain Koa Uke
1920s Akai Tabu Fancy Koa, Rope Binding w/asymmetrical headstock
1950s Unknown "Boat" stenciled uke
c.1925 Unknown Koa, rope binding
1950s Unknown - Regal? Spruce top
Used Victor Soprano
c1920 Weissenborn Concert Uke, fancy koa with rope binding, unbranded
c.1937 Dallas & Sons George Formby Model C
c.1960 Dixie Cast body w/skin head
c.1960 Dixie Cast body w/skin head
1933 Domino Soprano Banjo Uke Excellent!
1920's Gibson UB-1 banjo Uke 6" head
c.1928 Gibson UB-1 6-inch skin head
c.1928 Gretsch Clarophone Banjo Uke
1930s Harmony 5.5" head Birds-eye rim, flamed back
1930s La Venecia Banjo Uke with painted head
c.1933 Lang (Paramount) Blue Boy, 7" skin head
c.1933 Le Domino Soprano Banjo Uke Excellent!
1929 Ludwig Wendell Hall Professional
S.S. Stewart Banjo Uke
Singerland w/ Resonator
c.1920's Slingerland Maybell
1920's Slingerland with resonator
c.1970 Unknown Closed body Banjo-Uke
Used Unknown Banjo Uke with Birdseye Resonator
c.1928 Unknown Banjo-uke with 8" head
1930's Unknown Banjo Uke w/ 8" head
Unknown Banjo Uke 7" head
1920s unknown Banjo-Uke 7" autographed head
Unknown Banjo Uke w/ 8" head
c.1929 Unknown 6" Head w/Port Hole
1940s Unknown Banjo Uke with f-holes in back
Unknown Brass / Copper body great-sounding
1920s Unknown Long Neck, multi-wood with flapper drawn on head
1926 Martin T-18 Tiple
20's Regal Tiple

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