Soprano ukulele
Maker
Amuse Sekiguchi Kazuyuki
Date2010 ca.
Place MadeJapan, Asia
Place MadeChina, Asia
ModelPeace No. 607
SignedPrinted in green ink on head: PeaceIn raised lettering on back: Here is / Paradise! / ©AMUSE.SEKIGUCHI KAZUYUKI / MADE IN CHINA
DescriptionFour clear nylon strings
Soundboard: one-piece white pearlescent plastic
Back and sides: green, translucent, textured, injection-molded plastic
Head: green, translucent, textured, injection-molded plastic; front face of white pearlescent plastic; integral with body and neck; face with raised translucent yellow, green, brown, and black plastic hummingbird feeding on flower.
Neck: green, translucent, textured, injection-molded plastic; integral with body and head
Heel cap: none
Binding: none
Fingerboard: molded green, translucent, textured plastic with 13 integral frets, including zero fret; white ink dots behind 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 12th frets, not including zero fret; frets painted silver
Nut: green translucent plastic; integral with fingerboard
Bridge: green translucent plastic
Tuners: four nickel-plated steel tension tuners with white plastic heads
Rosette: green translucent plastic peace sign set into soundhole
Finish: none
Linings: none
Neck block: none
End block: none
Top bracing: 10 molded fan braces; soundhole reinforcement
Back bracing: none
DimensionsTotal ukulele length: 531 mm (20-29/32″)
Back length: 238 mm (9-3/8″)
Upper bout width: 125 mm (4-29/32″)
Waist width: 97 mm (3-13/32″)
Lower bout width: 160 mm (6-5/16″)
Rib height (including edging) at heel: 49 mm (1-15/16″)
Rib height, at waist: 55 mm (2-5/32″)
Rib height, at end block: 55 mm (2-5/32″)
Head length: 119 mm (4-11/16″)
Head width, top: 63 mm (2-15/32″)
Head width, bottom: 47 mm (1-27/32″)
Neck length (nut to ribs): 174 mm (6-27/32″)
Neck width, nut: 36 mm (1-13/32″)
Neck width, heel: 46 mm (1-13/16″)
Soundhole diameter: 41 mm (1-5/8″)
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 349 mm (13-3/4″)
Credit LineGeoffrey Robert Rezek Collection, 2014
Object number14929
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