Baritone ukulele

Date1952-1968 ca.

Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America

Serial No.none

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DescriptionThis model of Harmony baritone ukulele appears, with decal on the headstock, in the 1952-53 Continental and Wexler catalogs. The last appearance of this ukulele and headstock shape was in the 1968 Grossman and Hagelin catalogs.

Stringing: nylon strings
Soundboard: one-piece mahogany with interlocking grain
Back: one-piece mahogany with interlocking grain; slightly arched
Sides: two-piece mahogany with interlocking grain
Head: mahogany
Neck: maple; integral with head
Heel cap: none; neck heel set in from back
Binding: imitation tortoise-shell celluloid on top only
Fretboard: rosewood; 18 brass frets; single pearloid dots behind 3th, 7th, 12th, and 15th frets; double pearloid dots behind 5th and 10th frets
Nut: bone
Bridge: rosewood with bone saddle
Tuners: four nickel-plated brass tension tuners with ivory plastic heads
Rosette: three-ply black-ivory-black celluloid set in far from edge
Finish: clear
Linings: kerfed birch or basswood
Neck block: birch or basswood with beveled corners
End block: birch or basswood with beveled corners
Top braces: spruce braces with tapered ends above and below soundhole; wide and low spruce brace below bridge
Back braces: spruce braces with tapered ends at upper, center, and lower bouts
DimensionsTotal ukulele length: 759 mm (29-7/8″)
Back length: 353 mm (13-7/8″)
Upper bout width: 189 mm (7-7/16″)
Waist width: 167 mm (3-1/2″)
Lower bout width: 256 mm (6-9/16″)
Rib height (including edging) at heel: 73 mm (2-7/8″)
Rib height, at waist: 84 mm (3-5/16″)
Rib height, at end block: 86 mm (3-3/8″)
Head length: 137 mm (5-3/8″)
Head width, top: 59 mm (2-5/16″)
Head width, bottom: 56 mm (2-3/16″)
Neck length (nut to ribs): 269 mm (10-9/16″)
Neck width, nut: 33 mm (1-9/32″)
Neck width, heel: 45 mm (1-25/32″)
Soundhole diameter: 67 mm (2-5/8″)
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 487 mm (19″)

Credit LinePaul and Jean Christian Collection

Object number11906

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