Soprano ukulele
Maker
Schoenhut Piano Company
Date2013, April 2
Place MadeChina, Asia
Place DistributedSt. Augustine, Florida, United States, North America
ModelButterfly model 5400BF
SignedPrinted in gold ink on top under strings: SINCE 1872 / Schoenhut ® / MARK WELL THE NAMEPrinted in black on clear plastic label with rounded corners, inside back: Schoenhut Piano Company / Lot #SCH-13-2000 / Manufacturer Date: 4/02/2013 / Made in China
Raised lettering on inside of back: Schoenhut
Raised lettering on ouside of back: MADE IN CHINA
Raised lettering on outside of back: SINCE 1872 / Schoenhut ® / MARK WELL THE NAME
DescriptionStringing: four black nylon strings
Soundboard: one-piece hardwood plywood covered in plastic decorative film printed in white, purple and black with butterflies and vegetation
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 black plastic heads
Rosette: none
Finish: plastic decorative film printed in white, purple and black with butterflies and vegetation 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: 525 mm (20-21/32″)
Back length: 238 mm (9-3/8″)
Center bout width: 166 mm (6-17/32″)
Lower bout width: 101 mm (3-31/32″)
Rib height (including edging) at upper bout: 50 mm (1-31/32″)
Rib height (including edging) at center bout: 60 mm (2-3/16″)
Rib height (including edging), at end block: 56 mm (2-1/4″)
Head length: 100 mm (3-15/16″)
Head width, top: 54 mm (2-1/8″)
Head width, bottom: 53 mm (2-3/32″)
Neck length (nut to ribs): 173 mm (6-13/32″)
Neck width, nut: 33 mm (1-5/8″)
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″)
Credit LineGeoffrey Robert Rezek Collection, 2015
Object number14964
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