Soprano ukulele
Date1950-1970 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No.none
MarkingsnoneDescriptionStringing: four nylon strings
Soundboard: one-piece mahogany with cross-linked grain
Back: one-piece mahogany with cross-linked grain
Sides: two-piece mahogany
Head: mahogany; head with rounded upper end
Neck: mahogany; integral with head
Heel cap: none; heel recessed from back
Binding: none
Fretboard: integral with neck; mahogany, triangular extension over top; 12 nickel-silver frets (the 12th fret slightly behind joint with neck); single pearloid dots behind 3rd and 7th frets; double pearloid dots behind 5th and 10th frets
Nut: mahogany
Bridge: dark red-brown-stained maple; integral saddle; rounded upper edge
Tuners: four nickel-plated steel tension tuners with black plastic heads
Rosette: none
Finish: clear
Linings: none; maple veneer reinforcement glued on inside of sides at center joint
Neck block: spruce; grain runs parallel to plane of top and back; wood dowel through top block into neck heel
End block: spruce; grain runs parallel to plane of top and back
Top braces: three wide spruce lateral braces with tapered ends, one each in upper, center, and lower bouts
Back braces: three wide spruce lateral braces with tapered ends, one each in upper, center, and lower bouts
DimensionsTotal ukulele length: 535 mm (20-15/16″)
Back length: 235 mm (9-9/32″)
Upper bout width: 130 mm (4-19/32″)
Waist width: 116 mm (3-1/2″)
Lower bout width: 171 mm (6″)
Rib height (including edging) at heel: 55 mm (1-15/16″)
Rib height, at waist: 56 mm (2-1/8″)
Rib height, at end block: 55 mm (2-1/4″)
Head length: 127 mm (5-1/8″)
Head width, top: 52 mm (2-13/32″)
Head width, bottom: 52 mm (2″)
Neck length (nut to ribs): 170 mm (6-9/16″)
Neck width, nut: 36 mm (1-11/32″)
Neck width, heel: 44 mm (1-27/32″)
Soundhole diameter: 55 mm (1-27/32″)
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 329 mm (13-1/16″)
Credit LineArne B. Larson Estate
Object number14148
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