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Banjo-ukulele
Banjo-ukulele
Banjo-ukulele

Banjo-ukulele

Alternate name(s)
  • Ukulele-banjo
  • Banjo uke
  • Banjolele
Trade Name
Date1930-1940 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States
ModelCollegiate
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

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”)

Credit LineArne B. Larson Estate
Object number10224
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