Soprano ukulele
Maker
Emenee Industries, Inc.
Date1950-1963 ca.
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
ModelFlamingo ukulele
Serial No.none
SignedPrinted in brown ink on head: FLAMINGO / [scene of hula girls dancing on beach] / EMENEE [enclosed in brown oval over crenulated rectangleDescriptionStringing: four nylon strings
Soundboard: ivory Styron
Back: dark red, brown, and black marbleized (Rosewood) Styron
Ribs: dark red, brown, and black marbleized (Rosewood) Styron; integral with back
Head: dark red, brown, and black marbleized (Rosewood) Styron with ivory Styron face
Neck: dark red, brown, and black marbleized (Rosewood) Styron; integral with head and body
Heel cap: none; injection molding mark on back of neck heel
Binding: none
Fingerboard: dark red, brown, and black marbleized (Rosewood) Styron; 13 integral Styron frets (including one at nut); recessed dot and double diamond markers painted in white behind 4th, 6th, 8th, 11th, and 13th frets (including zero fret)
Nut: ivory Styron, integral with head face
Bridge: ivory Styron; integral with face; raised step decoration on each side of bridge; string balls fit into recesses at end of bridge
Tuners: four nickel-plated steel tension tuners with ivory Styron heads
Rosette: two raised ivory Styron rings, integral with head
Lacquer: none
Linings: none
Neck block: none
End block: none
Top bracing: raised reinforcements extending on each side of bridge
DimensionsTotal ukulele length: 531 mm (20-29/32″)
Back length: 234 mm (9-1/4″)
Upper bout width: 123 mm (4-7/8″)
Waist width: 96 mm (3-25/32″)
Lower bout width: 157 mm (6-3/18″)
Rib height (including edging) at heel: 53 mm (2-3/32″)
Rib height, at waist: 57 mm (2-1/4″)
Rib height, at end block: 57 mm (2-1/4″)
Head length: 117 mm (4-19/32″)
Head width, top: 61 mm (2-13/32″)
Head width, bottom: 45 mm (1-25/32″)
Neck length (nut to ribs): 177 mm (6-31/32″)
Neck width, nut: 35 mm (1-3/8″)
Neck width, heel: 46 mm (1-13/16″)
Soundhole length: 42 mm (1-21/32″)
Vibrating string length (zero fret to bridge edge): 348 mm (13-11/16″)
Credit LineGeoffrey Robert Rezek Collection, 2009
Object number14442
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