Soprano ukulele
Date1950-1970 ca.
Place MadeUnited States, North America
Place MadeAsia
Serial No.none
DescriptionStringing: four gut or nylon stringsSoundboard: one-piece mahogany with interlocking grain
Back: one-piece mahogany with faint, medium diagonal curl; slightly arched
Sides: one-piece luan and maple (?) plywood
Head: maple; shield-shaped
Neck: maple; integral with head; neck heel of separate piece of wood
Heel cap: none
Binding: white celluloid on top only
Fretboard: black-painted hardwood with large ray flecks, coming to a point with concave sides at end; 12 brass frets; pearloid dots behind 5th, 7th, and 10th frets
Nut: dark brown hardwood
Bridge: hardwood with small, dark rays; two integral saddles
Tuners: four nickel-plated steel tension tuners with white plastic heads
Rosette: white binding along soundhole edge
Finish: clear
Linings: luan plywood
Neck block: hardwood with large ray flecks
End block: hardwood with large ray flecks
Top braces: very wide and thick light wood brace with slight taper at ends below soundhole
Back braces: none
DimensionsTotal ukulele length: 546 mm (20-15/16″)
Back length: 254 mm (9-9/32″)
Upper bout width: 139 mm (4-19/32″)
Waist width: 117 mm (3-1/2″)
Lower bout width: 179 mm (6″)
Rib height (including edging) at heel: 58 mm (1-15/16″)
Rib height, at waist: 61 mm (2-1/8″)
Rib height, at end block: 65 mm (2-1/4″)
Head length: 117 mm (5-1/8″)
Head width, top: 56 mm (2-13/32″)
Head width, bottom: 50 mm (2″)
Neck length (nut to ribs): 174 mm (6-9/16″)
Neck width, nut: 35 mm (1-11/32″)
Neck width, heel: 45 mm (1-27/32″)
Soundhole diameter: 45 mm (1-27/32″)
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 342 mm (13-1/16″)
Credit LinePaul and Jean Christian Collection
Object number11892
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