09: 1954 Harmony Ukulele

Item Number: 315
Time Left: CLOSED
Value: $150
Online Close: May 31, 2014 5:00 PM PDT
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Description
This vintage uke has the original tuners and mahogany wood body with new blue strings and it is sure to start a party wherever it shows up! Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Beach Party songbook gives 26 songs about the sea that are sure to delight you and your friends!
A ukulele expert says: This is a stenciled ukulele manufactured by The Harmony Co. of Chicago Illinois. Harmony was owned by Sears, but manufactured instruments that were sold by many different retailers. These painted Harmonies were made in a number of colors and were made for many years, approximately from the late 1930s to around 1970. The plastic fingerboard models were introduced (I believe) after World War II - certainly by the mid 1950s. In a 1957 catalog, Harmony describes the "ingenious 'Accurately Molded' polystyrene plastic fingerboard for moderately priced wood instruments" and goes on to say that it offers "fretting that is perfection itself".