c.1925 Oscar Schmidt Mahogany Ukulele

And here's the last of the latest three ukes. This is another c.1920s OS-made uke featuring simple lines, a rosewood fretboard, and mahogany throughout. I enjoy the simple rosette and very functional appearance. It lacks binding and other fancy treatment but makes up for it in desirable snappy, sweet, and great-for-strumming tone. I've repaired a couple top cracks and three back cracks as well as my usual work: fret dress, finish overhaul, etc. It also got a top coat of varnish all over sans fretboard which brought back a completely dulled finish and sealed some of the repair work and color touchup.

Nice headstock. New nut, new Grover tuners.

Cozy wide rosewood fretboard and newly restored frets. This previously had nail polish "dots" (or rather, big globs) all over it. Fortunately, they vanished (mostly, though there's a hair in bits of grain if you look really close) and this is the nice result.

Simple body with a good-sized sound chamber for a soprano.

Inlaid rosette and green label inside.

Typical period OS bridge. These barely ever come unglued because of their size. I like that! Dependable.

Cute fretboard extension. You can also see the tiny hole on the 11th fret OS used to hold fretboards in place while gluing.

Side.


Back.


New tuners.


Nice D shaped neck is plenty sturdy. New top coat gives it a satiny-smooth feel.


Other side.


Side join.