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Banjo-ukulele
Alternate name:Ukulele-banjo
Alternate name:Banjo uke
Alternate name:Banjolele
Distributor: Progressive Musical Instrument Corporation
Trade Name: P'Mico
Date: 1930-1940 ca.
Place Made:New York, New York, United States
Place Made:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Model: Collegiate
Serial No: none
SignedWhite, red, blue, black, and gold decal on peghead of red pennant and gold-and-blue award ribbon: Collegiate / PRODUCT OF / P’MICO / NEW YORK
MarkingsStamped into dowel stick fastener: P’T’D.
DescriptionHarmony also manufactured conventional ukuleles bearing the P'Mico brand.
Neck: maple
Peghead: maple; integral with neck
Fingerboard: dark-brown stained maple; 16 nickel-silver frets; single mother-of-pearl dots inlaid behind 5th, 7th and 10th frets
Heel cap: dark-brown stained maple
Head: calf-skin
Tone ring: none
Rim: half-spun maple with nickel-plated brass; two purfling strips inlaid around circumference near outer edge; black-stained maple veneer on outer edge
Bracket hooks: 12 nickel-plated steel [2 are missing]
Shoes: 12 nickel-plated brass [1 is missing]
Tension hoop: nickel-plated steel
Armrest: none
Resonator: none
Dowel stick: maple
Nut: missing
Tuners: 4 nickel-plated brass tension tuners with ivory-plastic heads
Tailpiece: nickel-plated brass [non-original – appears to be for 5-string instrument]
Finish: clear lacquer
Neck: maple
Peghead: maple; integral with neck
Fingerboard: dark-brown stained maple; 16 nickel-silver frets; single mother-of-pearl dots inlaid behind 5th, 7th and 10th frets
Heel cap: dark-brown stained maple
Head: calf-skin
Tone ring: none
Rim: half-spun maple with nickel-plated brass; two purfling strips inlaid around circumference near outer edge; black-stained maple veneer on outer edge
Bracket hooks: 12 nickel-plated steel [2 are missing]
Shoes: 12 nickel-plated brass [1 is missing]
Tension hoop: nickel-plated steel
Armrest: none
Resonator: none
Dowel stick: maple
Nut: missing
Tuners: 4 nickel-plated brass tension tuners with ivory-plastic heads
Tailpiece: nickel-plated brass [non-original – appears to be for 5-string instrument]
Finish: clear lacquer
DimensionsTotal instrument length: 521 mm (20-1/2”)
Vibrating string length: 335 mm (13-3/16”) [approx. – estimated from line drawn on calf-skin head indicating bridge placement]
Fingerboard length: 214 mm (8-7/16”)
Fingerboard width at nut: 31 mm (1-7/32”)
Fingerboard width at body: 41 mm (1-5/8”)
Head diameter [calf-skin head]: 191 mm (7-17/32”)
Back diameter: 189 mm (7-7/16”)
Rim depth: 70 mm (2-3/4”)
Vibrating string length: 335 mm (13-3/16”) [approx. – estimated from line drawn on calf-skin head indicating bridge placement]
Fingerboard length: 214 mm (8-7/16”)
Fingerboard width at nut: 31 mm (1-7/32”)
Fingerboard width at body: 41 mm (1-5/8”)
Head diameter [calf-skin head]: 191 mm (7-17/32”)
Back diameter: 189 mm (7-7/16”)
Rim depth: 70 mm (2-3/4”)
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Estate
Not on view
Object number: 10224