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Ukulele
Maker: Gioachino Giussani
Date: 1996
Place Made:Anghiari (Arezzo), Tuscany, Italy, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedPrinted on paper label with oak tree at left side, the signature, year, and personal inscription written in black ink: Gioachino Giussani / Liutaio / ANGHIARI (AREZZO) G.Giussani 1996 / a John con amicizia e stima [to John with friendship and esteem] / Gioachino
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DescriptionStringing: four nylon strings
Soundboard: two-piece quarter-cut spruce: fine grain
Back: two-piece koa; narrow, irregular curl
Ribs: two-piece koa; narrow irregular curl; the ribs comprised of two pieces with the joint along center line parallel with plane of top and back, rather than at tailblock
Head: slotted; mahogany with thick, narrowly curled koa veneer layered over thinner ebony veneer; integral with neck
Neck: mahogany; integral with head; painted black
Heel cap: ebony
Binding: ebony; three-ply black, light, black hardwood strip trim on top
Fretboard: ebony; 14 nickel-silver frets; beveled corners at lower end
Nut: bone
Bridge: rosewood; bone saddle; strings pass through holes in bridge into top without bridge pins
Tuners: two sets of tuners with decoratively stamped nickel-plated steel plates, nickel-plated steel rollers and ivory plastic heads
Rosette: seven-ply light and black hardwood strips, with wider black strip at center
Finish: clear
Linings: kerfed mahogany or Spanish cedar; upper edge beveled
Neck block: maple; rounded edges
End block: mahogany or Spanish cedar
Top braces: two spruce transverse braces above and below soundhole; three small spruce fan braces; two small spruce angled braces on each side of soundhole; small spruce bridge plate
Back braces: two mahogany or Spanish cedar transverse braces, one each at upper and lower bouts; light hardwood center graft
Soundboard: two-piece quarter-cut spruce: fine grain
Back: two-piece koa; narrow, irregular curl
Ribs: two-piece koa; narrow irregular curl; the ribs comprised of two pieces with the joint along center line parallel with plane of top and back, rather than at tailblock
Head: slotted; mahogany with thick, narrowly curled koa veneer layered over thinner ebony veneer; integral with neck
Neck: mahogany; integral with head; painted black
Heel cap: ebony
Binding: ebony; three-ply black, light, black hardwood strip trim on top
Fretboard: ebony; 14 nickel-silver frets; beveled corners at lower end
Nut: bone
Bridge: rosewood; bone saddle; strings pass through holes in bridge into top without bridge pins
Tuners: two sets of tuners with decoratively stamped nickel-plated steel plates, nickel-plated steel rollers and ivory plastic heads
Rosette: seven-ply light and black hardwood strips, with wider black strip at center
Finish: clear
Linings: kerfed mahogany or Spanish cedar; upper edge beveled
Neck block: maple; rounded edges
End block: mahogany or Spanish cedar
Top braces: two spruce transverse braces above and below soundhole; three small spruce fan braces; two small spruce angled braces on each side of soundhole; small spruce bridge plate
Back braces: two mahogany or Spanish cedar transverse braces, one each at upper and lower bouts; light hardwood center graft
DimensionsTotal ukulele length: 534 mm
Back length: 237 mm
Upper bout width: 129 mm
Waist width: 122 mm
Lower bout width: 170 mm
Rib height (including edging) at heel: 56 mm
Rib height, at waist: 56 mm
Rib height, at end block: 57 mm
Head length: 116 mm
Head width, top: 50 mm
Head width, bottom: 48 mm
Neck length (nut to ribs): 173 mm
Neck width, nut: 38 mm
Neck width, heel: 47 mm
Soundhole diameter: 47 mm
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 347 mm
Back length: 237 mm
Upper bout width: 129 mm
Waist width: 122 mm
Lower bout width: 170 mm
Rib height (including edging) at heel: 56 mm
Rib height, at waist: 56 mm
Rib height, at end block: 57 mm
Head length: 116 mm
Head width, top: 50 mm
Head width, bottom: 48 mm
Neck length (nut to ribs): 173 mm
Neck width, nut: 38 mm
Neck width, heel: 47 mm
Soundhole diameter: 47 mm
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 347 mm
Terms
Credit Line: Geoffrey Robert Rezek Collection, 2013
Not on view
Object number: 14825