{"product_id":"circa-1927-roy-smeck-vita-uke-soprano-ukulele-used-22204","title":"Circa 1927 Roy Smeck Vita Uke Soprano Ukulele - Used","description":"This Harmony Roy Smeck Vita-Uke  was built in Chicago in 1927, give or take a year. It’s in fine structural condition and very good cosmetic condition. The lacquer finish is lightly crazed and there are a handful of minor nicks, scuffs and dings. At one point, someone set this up with a tailpiece and you can see the small screw holes down by the tailblock. But overall, this is a great looking instrument that is very near a century old. The back and sides are curly mahogany, the top is spruce top, with seal-shaped soundholes, and the neck is mahogany with a rosewood fingerboard.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eHarmony offered an entire line of Roy Smeck endorsed  \"Vita\" line which included  a six-string guitar, a tenor guitar, a plectrum guitar, a mandolin, and, of course, a ukulele. The Vita instruments were named for Vitaphone, the studio that released Smeck’s short film, His Pastimes, in 1926. The 7-minute film was one of the first sound movies and featured Smeck playing Hawaiian guitar, ukulele and tenor banjo.  ","brand":"Harmony","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887843045575,"sku":"ROYVITAUKE-141789","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0503\/4947\/3991\/files\/1417891.jpg?v=1780483009","url":"https:\/\/www.gryphonstrings.com\/products\/circa-1927-roy-smeck-vita-uke-soprano-ukulele-used-22204","provider":"Gryphon Strings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}