Here are some instruments we thought might be of interest. These are instruments that have come through our shop in the past, or in a few cases, instuments we personally own. Nothing on this page is for sale. This page is for those of you who are just poking around. Have fun. We'll expand this page as instruments come along that raise our eyebrows. To see photos of available instruments, check the pages listing these instruments.

M. Nunes Hawaiian Guitar c.1917
A most unusual (and possibly unique) Martin guitar. One of about 260 similar guitars built for Southern California Music Co., this is the only example that we know of with a spruce soundboard. All others we've seen or heard of were of all koa construction. Other than the spruce top (shaded golden brown to match the koa), it is a Southern California Music model 1350, essentially an early version of the 0-18K. The top is fan braced and all other construction details are typical Martin work for this period. The Brazilian rosewood peghead veneer bears the M. Nunes decal and the paper label inside the guitar reads "M. Nunes and Sons Royal Hawaiian Hand-made Steel Guitar made from thoroughly seasoned KOA WOOD." The ebony pyramid bridge is a replica and the guitar has been refretted with original style bar frets. All other parts are original.
Close-ups of headstock and label

Gibson SJ-100 1940
Very rare model, one of 138 made. 17" jumbo body with spruce top and mahogany back and sides, three point rosewood bridge, bound rosewood fretboard, sunburst finish.

Gibson J-160E 1955
Earliest version with ladder braced solid spruce top. Round shoulder dreadnought, neck joins body at 15th fret, trapezoid fretboard inlays.
Back of guitar

Gibson CF-100E 1957
Small body with cutaway, sunburst finish spruce top, X braced, mahogany back and sides, bound rosewood fretboard with pearloid trapezoid markers, P-90 pickup at end of fretboard.

Epiphone FT-110 Frontier 1964
Made in Kalamazoo, MI, dreadnought body, spruce top, curly maple back and sides, light sunburst finish, gold hardware, large pickguard with engraved cactus and rope design.
Close up of pickguard.

Gibson J-55 1941
Very rare model, one of 311 made. Slope shoulder dreadnought with sunburst finish spruce top, mahogany back & sides and bound fingerboard.

Gibson LG-3 1960
Small bodied companion to the J-50, natural finish, triple bound spruce top, mahogany back and sides, rectangular rosewood non-adjustable bridge. A fine original example, with only very light playing wear and a small amount of finish marking from an old vinyl strap.
Gibson LG-3 original hard shell case

Gibson L-2 c.1931
14-3/4" lower bout, spruce top, mahogany back and sides, Argentine gray sunburst finish, gold sparkle top and soundhole binding, 12 fret neck.
Close up of front. / Back of guitar.

Gibson SJ-200 1948
Close up of guitar. / Back of guitar.

Kalamazoo KG 12N 1942
L-00 size body, natural finish curly maple back and sides, spruce top with unusual translucent yellow finish, natural mahogany neck, tortoise colored body bindings. This top finish appears only on a few guitars from 1942.
Back of guitar.

Prairie State Super Jumbo c.1938
Made in Chicago by the Larson Bros. 19" wide lower bout, spruce top with abalone border and soundhole ring, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, ebony fretboard with engraved pearl inlays, inlaid peghead, ebony bridge with engraved pearl stars, laminated top braces, internal support rods, all the standard Prairie State features. All original except newer bridge pins.
Back of guitar

Wm. Stahl Style 6 Guitar c.1929
Made by the Larson Brothers, 15" lower bout, neck joins body at 12th fret, slotted peghead, Brazilian rose wood back and sides, multicolored wood marquetry around top and soundhole and down center of back, laminated top braces.

Dyer Bros. Style 7 Harp Guitar c.1920
Made in Chicago by the Larson Bros. Spruce top, mahogany back and sides, wood marquetry around top and soundholes, ebony fretboard with pearl inlays, six string neck plus five sub bass strings. Harp tuners replaced with geared banjo pegs.
Back of harp guitar

Sovereign c.1930
Made by Oscar Schmidt in Jersey City, all birch body, 14-5/8" lower bout, sunburst finish, gold sparkle binding on top, back and around soundhole, neck joins at 14th fret, 25-1/2" scale, pearloid peghead overlay, fretboard and pickguard, engraved logo and fret markers.
Close-ups so that you can more closely admire the gold sparkle binding and pearloid fretboard.

Supertone The Yale c.1915
Spruce top, mahogany back and sides, 13-1/8" lower bout, 24" scale, top and soundhole bordered with pattern of pearl squares and rectngle, pearl inlaid rosewood peghead veneer, fretboard inlays of stars, squares and dots. 1915 Sears catalog describes this model as rosewood, but the only examples I have seen are mahogany.
Close-ups / Original leather case

Regal Artist Deluxe 1930s
14" wide lower bout, solid spruce top, X braced, sunburst finish, solid birch back and sides, rosewood fretboard with 25" scale joins body at 14th fret, pearl inlaid peghead, pearl dot fretboard inlays.
Close-up of headstock

Unbranded Parlor Guitar c.1925
Appears to be made by Oscar Schmidt, koa top, back and sides, rope bound top, and soundhole, unbound back. Scale length is 24-1/4", width at nut is 1-13/16 inches.

Grammer G-58 c.1967
Made in Tennesee, dreadnought body, solid spruce top, Brazilian rosewood veneered back and sides, ebony fretboard and bridge, checkered trim around top and back and down sides of fretboard.

Unbranded Stromberg Voisinet Guitar c.1930
Made in Chicago by Stromberg Voisinet, spruce top, birch back and sides, multicolored wood marquetry around top, back and soundhole, slightly shaded brown finish.

Supertone Hill Country 1930s
Shown in the Sears catalog selling for $2.98. The catalog description is an example of how to make great sounding claims without actually saying anything.

"Full Round Tone... Braced Construction... Probably the lowest price at which you can buy a good, playable guitar. Sears designed this new guitar for the beginner and novelty entertainer. Surprisingly big, round tone for its size. Ligher and easier to handle than standard shape. This is not merely a novelty instrument. Leading guitar players have tried it out . . . have endorsed it as a thoroughly practical instrument . . . one that has many distinct advantages."

Luckily when our friend David Frassetto found it he paid about what it originally sold for. Nice to see that it hasn't gone down in value.

Gibson Super 400 1935
Early model with small upper bout, beautifully figured quilted maple back. 1960s pickguard, Grover Imperial tuners.
Back of guitar.

Gibson Super 300 Early 1949
Plainer cousin of the Super 400, 18" lower bout, sunburst spruce top, maple back, sides & neck, early example of this model.
Back of guitar

Gibson L-5 1937
"Advanced" 17" body, highly figured maple back and sides, sunburst finish, gold hardware.

Gibson L-12P 1948
17" lower bout, cutaway, carved spruce top, carved quilted maple back, matching wood in the sides and neck, sunburst finish.

Gibson L-3 1925
Carved spruce top, red sunburst finish, "snakehead" peghead, truss rod, adjustable bridge.

Gibson L-47 1941
Short lived model from the early 1940s. 14-3/4" lower bout, sunburst finish, carved spruce top, curly maple sides and flat back, tortoise colored binding.

Gibson L-30 1935
14-3/4" lower bout, carved spruce top with f holes, flat maple back, rosewood fretboard, black finish.

Kalamazoo KG-31 1935
Sunburst finish, arched spruce top, mahogany back and sides, 16" lower bout. Missing pickguard.
Back of guitar

Epiphone Triumph 1933
Spruce top, segmented f holes, maple back & sides, dot inlay fingerboard, engraved celluloid peghead overlay.
Headstock detail.

Gretsch New Yorker 6050 1952
16" lower bout, spruce top, maple back and sides, sunburst finish.

Levin The Royal 1952
Made in Sweden by the H. Carlson Levin Co. Carved spruce top, carved walnut back, 16-1/2" lower bout, bound ebony fretboard with pearloid block inlays, lightly shaded finish, gold hardware.

Martin C-1 1932
Sunburst finish, carved spruce top with round soundhole, mahogany back and sides, 25.4" scale length, rosewood fretboard with bar frets.

Recording King M-5 c.1938
Made by Gibson, 16" lower bout, spruce top, curly maple back and sides, checkered binding on top, fingerboard and peghead, fingerboard inlays consist of dots with notched blocks on either side.

Slingerland Songster 1930s
Carved spruce top, maple back and sides, sunburst finish, 15-3/4" lower bout.

Kay "Violin" Guitar c.1939
Scroll peghead, violin style edges and purfling, original bridge with reversible top for regular or Hawaiian playing.

Gibson Style U Harp Guitar c.1913
Back of harp guitar.

Martin GT-70 1966
Thin hollow body, 16" lower bout, two DeArmond pickups, Bigsby tailpiece, black finish, white pickguard.

Gretsch 6120 1958
Single cutaway, pat. applied for Filtertron pickups, ebony fretboard with thumbprint inlays, no zero fret.
Back of guitar

Gibson Byrdland 1957
Compare to Byrdland Tenor, below.

Gibson Byrdland Tenor Guitar 1959
Shallow depth L-5 style body, carved spruce top, carved curly maple back, four string neck with 22-3/4" scale length, gold hardware, two humbucking pickups with outer pole piece holes inlaid with pearl dots.

Gibson ES-125TC 1960
Single cutaway, thin hollow body, one P-90 pickup.

Gibson ES-120T c.1966
Thin hollow body non-cutaway, one Melody Maker type pickup in large molded pickguard.

Gibson ES-175D 1965
Sunburst finish, full depth single cutaway hollow body, two humbucking pickups, with tags.

Epiphone Zephyr Deluxe Regent 1951
Single cutaway hollow body, spruce top, curly maple back and sides, two "New York" pickups, blond finish, gold hardware, pearl block fingerboard inlays with abalone Vs, vine peghead inlay.

Epiphone Zephyr Regent c.1952
Sunburst finish, single pickup, cutaway body (missing pickguard).

Epiphone Model M Plectrum Guitar c. 1938
Arched top, flat back with access cover, 14-3/4" lower bout, blade type pickup with handrest.
Close up of guitar.

Danelectro Convertible c.1960
OK, this one is not really electric since it never had the removable lipstick tube pickup. Shallow double cutaway body, flat masonite top and back with blond wood grain finish, round soundhole with notches for pickup, metal caps on mounting and control holes, maple neck, rosewood fretboard.

Gibson Les Paul Special 1955
First year for this model, single cutaway, limed mahogany finish, two P-90 pickups.

Fender Jaguar 1962
All original, rosewood fretboard with clay dots, Olympic white finish with matching headstock.
Back of guitar.

National Studio 66 1962
Single cutaway res-o-glas body, desert buff color, black bat wing pickup cover. Rare model.

Rickenbacker 4001 Bass 1977

Vox Phatom XII Stereo 1960s
Made in Italy, 12 string guitar with 5 sided solid body, red finish, black snap on back pad, three split coil pickups, tone and volume controls for each half of each pickup.

Rickenbacher Electro Model B Spanish c. 1938
Rare model. Spanish (round neck) version of the more familiar Model B Hawaiian. 22-3/4" scale, bakelite body with five yellow enameled cover plates, detachable bakelite neck, wide horseshoe magnet pickup.

Rickenbacker Silver Hawaiian c.1939
Chrome plated metal body, wide horseshoe magnet pickup with pat. number stamp, two knobs on opposite sides of body, replacement tuners.

Epiphone Electar Style M c.1939
Gray wood body with stepped sides, blue metal top plate with etched gray designs, rosewood fingerboard with multicolored position dots.

National Special 1956

National New Yorker c.1941
Black finish with white trim, roman numeral position markers, missing pickup cover.

Gibson Ultratone c.1950
1950's modern, white finish with sort of dark pink trim.

Gibson BR-6 c.1947
Black finish, old style script logo, numbered position markers.

Rickenbacher D-16 c.1944
Two eight string bakelite necks, two horseshoe magnet pickups, cast aluminum body.

Rickenbacker DC-16 c. 1950
Cast aluminum body, two eight string necks, lucite fingerboards. Peghead covers missing.

Gibson EH-185 1940
Sunburst maple, diagonal pickup, pickup mounts on metal plate which extends through neck to headstock.
Note: Shown alongside Gibson EH-150. The EH-185 is on the right.

Gretsch Jet Airliner 1955
Made by Valco, black painted wood body, white rocket fin shaped control plates, white plastic pickup cover, white painted pickguard with geometric shaped markers.

Gretsch Jet Mainliner 1960
Made by Valco, black asymmetrical body, clear plastic fretboard back painted white with black geometric shaped markers.

Magnatone c.1950
Six strings, pearloid covered body.

National Style O 1933
Nickel plated brass body with etched Hawaiian scenes, 12 fret neck, ribbed coverplate, flat cut f holes.
Back of guitar.

National Triolian Tenor Guitar 1930
Polychrome (shaded green/yellow) finish, stencilled Hawaiian scene on
back of guitar

Weissenborn Style 4 c.1920s
All curly koa wood, rope binding on all edges, all original, no repairs. Missing the small piece of binding at the tip of peghead, otherwise an exceptionally fine example.
Back of Weissenborn

Oahu Hawaiian Guitar 1930s
Made in Chicago by Regal for the Oahu Publishing Co. of Cleveland OH. All mahogany body, 15-1/2" wide lower bout, square neck, checkered binding on top, back and fretboard.

Regal Hawiofone Hawaiian Guitar c.1930
Made in Chicago, all mahogany body, round neck, rope binding on top and back.

Acme Professional c.1900
Made by S. S. Stewart for Sears. Elaborate vine inlaid fretboard and peghead, carved heel, cherry neck, 11" rim, 27" scale.

C. W. Hutchins Crescent c.1890
Made in Springfield, Mass., 12-1/4" rim, 27" scale, rim spun with metal embossed in floral pattern, walnut neck, ebony fretboard inlaid with pattern of diamonds, squares, dots and triangles, crown and star inlaid in peghead.

J. B. Schall 1890s
10 3/4" spun over rim, 25 3/4" scale length, ebony fretboard with metal inlays, black finish, celluloid pegs, set up with nylon strings.
Close up of headstock.

H. F. Wade 1890s
Very unusual banjo construction. No specific history known.

S. S. Stewart Universal Favorite No. 3 c.1890
11" rim, 27" scale, elaborately inlaid ebony peghead, heel cap and fretboard, carved heel, wood marquetry inlaid inside rim, original patent pegs, set up with nylon strings.
Close up of heel carving / Close up of rim marquetry

S. S. Stewart Imperial Banjeaurine No. 2 c.1888
12-1/2" rim, 19" scale, pearl inlaid peghead and fretboard.

Minstrel era Banjo / Minstrel era Banjo / Minstrel era Banjo
Three different instruments, all circa 1850s or 1860s. Two need restoration, the other only needed strings and pegs and is currently set up to play with nylon strings.

Dobson 1880s
Dowel is stamped "Dobson's Patent, May 14th, 1879 & Nov. 8th, 1881". Nine inch spun over rim with additional spun brass tone ring, 22-1/2" scale fretted neck, slotted peghead with guitar style tuners on engraved plates, matching 5th string peg mounts to nicely sculpted projection on side of neck, engraved metal fingerboard extension. Replaced button on 5th tuner, tailpiece is c.1920s replacement.
Close up of back of banjo. / Headstock and tuners.
Close up of 5th string tuner. / Back of 5th string tuner.

Celebrated Benary c.1890s
9" spun over rim, 22" scale walnut neck with ebony fretboard, crescent moon and star inlay on peghead, metal inlays above and below nut, varied pattern inlays on fretboard, large star at end of fretboard, name on engraved metal heel plate, celluloid tailpiece. Set up with nylon strings.

Fairbanks / Vega Tubaphone No. 9 1921
10-15/16" rim, 27" scale, curly maple neck, fancy engraved pearl inlays in fretboard, peghead, backstrap and heel cap, elaborately carved heel, original Grover spring loaded pegs with pearl buttons.
Close-up views

H. C. Nelsen 1890s
Made in Chicago, 11-5/8" diameter rim, metal spun both inside and outside, 34 ball lugs and brackets, 26-5/8" scale, ebony fretboard and peghead overlay, black finished maple neck, ivoroid button tuners.

Lyon and Healy Pony Banjo c.1900
8" spun over rim, 17" scale, walnut neck, thin dyed pearwood fretboard, all original hardware including Durkee tailpiece, original wood pegs (5th peg is old but non original celluloid). Strung with nylon strings, tuned in C.

A. O. Windsor Artist Model 3 Zither Banjo c.1900
English zither banjo with 9" rim set into resonator from the top, 5th string runs through tube in neck to peghead, walnut neck, ebony fretboard, Brazilian rosewood veneered resonator.

Bacon & Day Silver Bell No. 1 Tenor Banjo c. 1930
F hole flange, burl maple resonator, knee mute.

Bacon & Day Serenader Silver Bell Tenor Banjo 1940s
Made by Gretsch, engraved and painted pearloid peghead and heel cap, ebony fretboard with standard Silver Bell inlays, cloverleaf flange, knee mute.

May Bell Style B Tenor Banjo c.1930
Made by Slingerland, 10-3/4" rim, 22-3/4" scale, walnut neck and resonator, floral decal on resonator, Grover geared tuners, Presto tailpiece.
Close-up views.

Vega Vegaphone Deluxe Tenor Banjo 1931
10-15/16" rim, 23" scale, gold plated and engraved hardware, elaborate pearl peghead and fingerboard inlays, resonator covered with engraved and painted celluloid, pearl tuner buttons.

Gibson All American Tenor Banjo 1970
Reissue of Gibson's most elaborate banjo of the classic era. Maple neck and resonator, elaborately carved and painted with eagle on peghead and back of resonator, carved heel, engraved gold plated hardware, flathead tonering, two piece flange, pearloid covered fretboard with scenes of American history and landmarks.

Fairbanks / Vega Custom Tubaphone Plectrum Banjo 1920
An unusual custom instrument, 12-1/4" Tubaphone rim, matte finish nickel plated hardware, 28" scale ebony fretboard, 22 frets, last three extend over head, 1-3/8" nut width, gryphon peghead, engraved dot fret markers, highly flamed curly maple neck, carved heel. (Some cosmetic damage on back of peghead from old side geared tuners previously installed.)

Washburn Style 5177 Tenor Banjo c.1927
Wood rim with spun tone ring similar to Bacon internal resonator models, wood marquetry around rim and resonator, curly mahogany resonator with wood inlay pattern in center, birdseye maple neck. High grade hardware, hooks insert into holes in side of tension hoop, embossed flange, original planet tuners and Kerschner tailpiece.
Close-ups of flange and resonator.

Weymann Style 1 Plectrum Banjo c.1927
Weymann "megaphonic" rim, 11" diameter, 27" scale mahogany neck, mahogany pop on resonator, elaborate pearl peghead and fretboard inlays, ivoroid binding on resonator, rim and fretboard.
View of back without resonator / Close-up / Side view

Kalamazoo KM-11 1935
Made by Gibson, sunburst finish, A style shape, flat spruce top with round soundhole, mahogany back and sides.

Kalamazoo KM-21 Late 1930s
Made by Gibson, sunburst finish, X braced spruce top, mahogany back and sides.

Kalamazoo Oriole 1940
Made by Gibson, natural finish spruce top, highly figured natural finish maple back & sides. Pickguard missing, some pick wear.
Back of mandolin. / Mandolin headstock.

Gibson A-3 Mandolin 1919
White finish three piece spruce top, red finish back and sides, bound top and back, bound ebony fretboard, small vine peghead inlay, ivoroid pickguard.

L. H. Leland Piccolo Mandolin c.1912
Made by Lyon and Healy, 21" long, 7-3/4" wide, 10-1/4" scale, spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, tuned CGDA, one octave above mandola tuning.
Comparison to standard mandolins.

Rene Gerome 1930s
Made in Mirecourt, France, spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, bent top and flat back with considerable arch, pickguard inlaid with elaborate pearl vine, top bound in pearl with b/w/b purfling between diagonal segments.

Dobro Model 270 c.1939
All birch body, f holes in upper bout, moon and stars coverplate.

Harmony H-8025 c.1970
Made in Chicago, sort of Florentine style, carved spruce top, carved birch back, birch sides, sunburst finish, rosewood fretboard with pearloid block inlays.

Maurer Neapolitan Style Mandolin c.1910
Made by the Larson Bros. in Chicago, 22 rosewood ribs, pickguard inlaid with pearl vine and flowers, multicolored wood marquetry around top edge and soundhole, engraved pearl star in peghead.

Wm. C. Stahl Mandola c.1907
"Violin style" mandola made by the Larson Bros. for Stahl under his 1907 patent. Elongated two point body shape, carved spruce top, carved maple back. Oval soundhole, inset pickguard with pearl border and vine inlay, very dark brown finish appears nearly black. Very rare.
Back of mandola. / Stahl mandolin and mandola.

Maurer Mandocello c.1920
Made by the Larson Brothers, natural finish spruce top, red finished maple back and sides.
Back of mandocello

Wm. Stahl Mandocello c.1930
Made by the Larson Brothers, natural finish spruce top, red finished maple back and sides. Shown with original end opening leather case.

Vinaccia Brothers Liuto Moderno 1904
Large size instrument by the originators of the Neapolitan style mandolin, 23 curly maple ribs, rosewood neck and fingerboard, 22 1/2" scale, five double courses tuned C-G-D-A-E one octave below the mandolin. This instrument was made for Samuel Adelstein of San Francisco, an important figure in the history of the mandolin orchestra. Shown next to standard bowl style mandolin.
Back of instrument.

Vinaccia Brothers Liuto Moderno 1904
Better photos of another example more recently in the shop. Yes, we've had two of these....

National Triolian Mandolin 1929
Painted steel body, polychrome finish, stenciled palm tree scene on back, single cone. Shown alongside National Triolian soprano ukulele.

Gibson Uke 3 Soprano Ukulele c.1927
Gibson's fanciest standard model ukulele, all mahogany, 5-ply top binding, 3-ply back binding, bound fretboard, early varied pattern inlays at frets 5, 7, 10, 12 and 25, bone nut, 3 ply celluoid saddle.

Gibson UB-3 Banjo Ukulele c.1927
8" maple rim, maple neck, bound flat plate resonator, bound fretboard with Style 3 diamonds and squares inlay.

Gibson Uke 3 and Gibson UB-3 Banjo Ukulele shown together.

Washburn 5318 Soprano Ukulele c.1920
Figured koa body with white binding on top and back, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, 17 frets, raised ring around soundhole, gold oakleaf stencil on top.
Close up of top

Wurlitzer Soprano Ukulele c.1920s
All koa construction, checkered binding around top and soundhole.

Unbranded Soprano Ukulele 1920s
Hawaiian made, curly koa top and back, rosewood fingerboard and pegs, rope binding on top and back, down center of back and around soundhole.
Back of uke.

Unlabelled Soprano Ukulele 1920s?
Appears to be Hawaiian style construction, but could be an early mainland . Wood looks like mahogany but with some curl, multi-colored herringbone inlay down center of peghead and fretboard, around soundhole, half herringbone around top.

Oscar Schmidt Soprano Ukulele c.1930
Early mainland uke, highly figured koa top, plainer koa back and sides, rosewood fetboard, rope binding around top and soundhole and down center of back, fancy peghead shape.

National Triolian Soprano Ukulele 1929
Painted steel body, polychrome finish, stenciled palm tree scene on back, single cone. Shown alongside National Triolian mandolin.

Supertone Concert Uke 1930s
All Mahogany, yellow pearloid peghead veneer and fretboard, multiple binding on top and around soundhole, a very well made instrument. Probably made by Harmony.

Harmony Johnny Marvin Tenor Ukulele c. 1930
Curly mahogany body, airplane bridge, rosewood fretboard, pearloid peghead veneer.

Bacon and Day Silver Bell No. 3A Banjo Ukulele c. 1930
Stamped 3A on the dowel, but appears to be a No. 1 in all respects. Silver Bell tone ring and f hole flange, nickel hardware, pearl inlaid pehead and fretboard, maple neck and resonator.

Banner Blue Banjo Ukulele c. 1930
Made by Wm. Lange, 8" rim, walnut neck and resonator, peghead and fretboard inlaid with small brass hearts, unusual rim construction with wood rim covered by pierced metal sleeve.

Ludwig Banjo Ukulele c. 1930
Professional grade instrument, ebony fretboard with pearl inlays, engraved pearl peghead inlays, walnut neck, walnut resonator with wood marquetry on back and sides, planet tuners.

Epiphone Banjo Ukulele c. 1930
Open back, 8-1/4" rim, black finish, fine quality heavy construction.
Back of banjo uke. / Back of headstock.

Unbranded Banjo Ukulele c. 1930
8" rim, walnut rim, neck and resonator, nickel plated flange with diamond shaped holes, pearloid peghead overlay.
Back of banjo uke.

Martin T-17 Tiple 1947
All mahogany.

Taro-patch Unlabelled Taro Patch c.1920s Eight string ukulele, made in Hawaii, koa body, mahogany neck, checkered binding on top, back and around soundhole, bound fretboard, wood pegs.
Back of taro-patch.