Concert ukulele
Maker
Lyon & Healy
Date1926-1927 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelSolo Style 5317
Serial No.[illegible] 676
5350 (batch number)
SignedBranded on inside of back, the ends of the lettering curved: LYON&HEALY / MAKERS / CHICAGO.U.S.A.Branded on back of head: WASHBURN
MarkingsBranded on back of head: PAT.APLD FOR
Stamped on back of head with dies: 5350
Rubber-stamped in black in on top block: [illeg.]676
DescriptionStringing: four gut strings
Soundboard: one-piece mahogany
Back: one-piece mahogany
Sides: two-piece mahogany
Head: Spanish cedar; shield-shaped; integral with neck; ivoroid diamond with rounded sides inlaid at top of face
Neck: Spanish cedar; integral with head
Heel cap: ivoroid
Binding: ivoroid
Fretboard: rosewood; 17 nickel-silver T-frets; mother-of-pearl dots behind 5th, 7th, 10th, and 12th frets
Nut: bone
Bridge: mahogany; rounded lower end; bone saddle; bone pins
Tuners: four nickel-plated steel tension tuners with ivoroid heads
Rosette: soundhole bound in white ivoroid, raised ring
Finish: clear
Linings: kerfed mahogany
Neck block: mahogany with beveled corners
End block: mahogany with beveled corners
Top braces: two spruce transverse brace with tapered ends below soundhole, one above soundhole
Back braces: four spruce transverse braces with tapered ends
DimensionsTotal ukulele length: 625 mm (24-5/8″)
Back length: 294 mm (11-9/16″)
Upper bout width: 157 mm (6-3/16″)
Waist width: 125 mm (4-29/32″) Lower bout width: 204 mm (8-1/32″)
Rib height (including edging) at heel: 62 mm (2-7/16″)
Rib height, at waist: 65 mm (2-9/16″)
Rib height, at end block: 70 mm (2-3/4″)
Head length: 132 mm (5-3/16″)
Head width, top: 58 mm (2-9/32″)
Head width, bottom: 46 mm (1-13/16″)
Neck length (nut to ribs): 198 mm (7-13/16″)
Neck width, nut: 33 mm (1-5/16″)
Neck width, heel: 44 mm (1-23/32″)
Soundhole diameter: 47 mm (1-27/32″)
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 399 mm (15-23/32″)
Credit LineGeoffrey Robert Rezek Collection, 2014
Object number14942
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