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Soprano ukulele
Maker: Schoenhut Piano Company
Date: 2012 ca.
Place Made:China, Asia
Place Made:St. Augustine, Florida, United States, North America
Model: Model No. 5400FL
SignedMolded on back: MADE IN CHINA
Molded on back and printed in gold ink on soundboard: SINCE 1872 / Schoenhut ® / MARK WELL THE NAME
Molded on inside of back: SINCE 1872 / Schoenhut
Molded on back and printed in gold ink on soundboard: SINCE 1872 / Schoenhut ® / MARK WELL THE NAME
Molded on inside of back: SINCE 1872 / Schoenhut
DescriptionStringing: four clear nylon strings
Soundboard: one-piece hardwood plywood
Back and sides: black, injection-molded plastic, back rounded into sides
Head: beech with cutaway center; integral with neck
Neck: beech; integral with head
Heel cap: none
Binding: none
Fingerboard: molded black plastic with 15 integral frets, including zero fret; silver metal dots behind 5th, 7th, and 12th frets, not including zero fret
Nut: black plastic; integral with fingerboard
Bridge: black plastic
Tuners: four nickel-plated steel tension tuners with ivory plastic heads
Rosette: none
Finish: white, red, blue, and gray U.S.A. flag-themed plastic film on top; none on sides and back; clear lacquer on neck and head
Linings: none; series of vertical thickenings reinforcing sides
Neck block: neck extends slightly between top and black plastic reinforcement extending upward from back
End block: none
Top bracing: one softwood parallel brace below soundhole; hardwood plywood bridge plate with two screws into bridge
Back bracing: none
Soundboard: one-piece hardwood plywood
Back and sides: black, injection-molded plastic, back rounded into sides
Head: beech with cutaway center; integral with neck
Neck: beech; integral with head
Heel cap: none
Binding: none
Fingerboard: molded black plastic with 15 integral frets, including zero fret; silver metal dots behind 5th, 7th, and 12th frets, not including zero fret
Nut: black plastic; integral with fingerboard
Bridge: black plastic
Tuners: four nickel-plated steel tension tuners with ivory plastic heads
Rosette: none
Finish: white, red, blue, and gray U.S.A. flag-themed plastic film on top; none on sides and back; clear lacquer on neck and head
Linings: none; series of vertical thickenings reinforcing sides
Neck block: neck extends slightly between top and black plastic reinforcement extending upward from back
End block: none
Top bracing: one softwood parallel brace below soundhole; hardwood plywood bridge plate with two screws into bridge
Back bracing: none
DimensionsTotal ukulele length: 523 mm (20-19/32″)
Back length: 245 mm (9-21/32″)
Center bout width: 169 mm (6-21/32″)
Lower bout width: 104 mm (4-3/32″)
Rib height (including edging) at upper bout: 50 mm (1-31/32″)
Rib height (including edging) at center bout: 60 mm (2-3/8″)
Rib height (including edging), at end block: 57 mm (2-1/4″)
Head length: 100 mm (3-15/16″)
Head width, top: 52 mm (2-1/16″)
Head width, bottom: 50 mm (1-31/32″)
Neck length (nut to ribs): 173 mm (6-13/32″)
Neck width, nut: 30 mm (1-3/16″)
Neck width, heel: 43 mm (1-11/16″)
Soundhole diameter: 51 mm (2″)
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 355 mm (13-31/32″)
Back length: 245 mm (9-21/32″)
Center bout width: 169 mm (6-21/32″)
Lower bout width: 104 mm (4-3/32″)
Rib height (including edging) at upper bout: 50 mm (1-31/32″)
Rib height (including edging) at center bout: 60 mm (2-3/8″)
Rib height (including edging), at end block: 57 mm (2-1/4″)
Head length: 100 mm (3-15/16″)
Head width, top: 52 mm (2-1/16″)
Head width, bottom: 50 mm (1-31/32″)
Neck length (nut to ribs): 173 mm (6-13/32″)
Neck width, nut: 30 mm (1-3/16″)
Neck width, heel: 43 mm (1-11/16″)
Soundhole diameter: 51 mm (2″)
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 355 mm (13-31/32″)
Terms
Credit Line: Geoffrey Robert Rezek Collection, 2014
Not on view
Object number: 14928