Soprano ukulele
Date1920-1960 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No.None
SignedNoneMarkingsWritten in pencil inside body, enclosed in oval: G.J.R.DescriptionThis is an inexpensive ukulele likely produced by the Harmony Company of Chicago. Stringing: four gut strings
Soundboard: one-piece, slab-cut birch
Back: one-piece, slab-cut birch
Sides: two-piece, slab-cut birch
Head: light hardwood; shield-shaped
Neck: light hardwood; integral with head
Heel cap: none
Binding: ivory celluloid on top only, extends under neck
Nut: rosewood
Fretboard: integral with neck; 12 brass T-frets
Bridge: medium-brown hardwood with integral saddle; strings fit into slots on lower end
Tuners: our brown-stained birch pegs
Rosette: strip of black and strip of ivory celluloid, along edge
Finish: dark brown varnish
Linings: kerfed light hardwood
Neck block: light hardwood; wood dowel through top block into neck
End block: light hardwood
Top braces: two light hardwood transverse brace with tapered ends, one each above and below soundhole
Back braces: light hardwood transverse brace with tapered ends in center boutDimensionsTotal soprano ukulele length: 526 mm (20-23/32″)
Back length: 235 mm (9-1/4″)
Upper bout width: 124 mm (4-7/8″)
Waist width: 91 mm (3-19/32″)
Lower bout width: 152 mm (5-31/32″)
Rib height (including edging) at heel: 49 mm (1-15/16″)
Rib height, at waist: 56 mm (2-3/16″)
Rib height, at end block: 56 mm (2-3/16″)
Head length: 130 mm (5-1/8″)
Head width, top: 57 mm (2-1/4″)
Head width, bottom: 49 mm (2-15/16″)
Neck length (nut to ribs): 164 mm (6-15/32″)
Neck width, nut: 35 mm (1-3/8″)
Neck width, heel: 47 mm (1-27/32″)
Soundhole diameter: 43 mm (1-11/16″)
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 329 mm (12-15/16″)
Scale length: 326 mm (12-27/32″)ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineFordyce and Frances Fox Collection, 2006
Object number11783
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