c.1950s Harmony Baritone Ukulele
This is a nice early 1950s Harmony baritone uke made entirely from solid mahogany save the rosewood bridge and fretboard. It's all-original save new pegs (original buttons) and has a bone saddle and nut. It also (now) plays great and sounds fabulous. What more?
Decoration is simple: tortoise binding on the top and a simple, tasteful rosette recalling Martin ideals.
Unadorned peghead shows off some mahogany grain. This old-timey Harmony logo is far better than the space-age 1960s one.
Brass frets on a rosewood board. MOP dots? I think.
Rosette.
Bridge is a cool lighter-colored rosewood that actually looks an awful lot like the mahogany around it in color tone. The sound is all-rosewood though! Bone saddle. The craftsmanship on this uke is good: it's lightweight, responsive, pretty loud, and is built very well.
Overview.
Side. The original finish is in decent shape, too.
Tortoise binding.
Back.
Tuners: new Grovers with the original buttons. There were screws broken in the shafts on the old ones.
Back.
Side.
Comments
I really like the "set" you use for these shots; the old box and such make a great backdrop.
(And secretly, I really enjoy finding what comes up new each week!)
todd
Bought a blank bone nut on the way home (6.00)
It matches my 1961 Guild M20 Guitar.
It's in good condition except for the tuning pegs. I was wondering - when you replaced the tuning pegs on yours, did you have to enlarge the holes, or did you find pegs that fit the original peg holes?
Thanks,
Diane
MY mother and I gave one of these to my father in the 50's for xmas.
MY dad is not around anymore, but I have the uke.
Love playing it.
Larry [blindtoe]
Thanks for listening...
Jeff