Metal plate on back of headstock reads"Washburn Lyon& Healy Chicago. Mahogany body and neck-Rosewood Fingerboard.
Late 20s-Triangular"shrine" body shape-Slightly larger than a soprano uke in body volume. Item Description: Vintage Washburn Lyon& Healy Shrine Ukulele. Please preview items carefully: Thank you for shopping with Hughes Estate Sales. No missing lugs or hooks! Flesh hoop is accounted for! All dowel stick hardware is accounted for! This is essentially a COMPLETE banjo-uke comes with nylon strings and hardshell case. Shoes, hooks, bolts, and washers All hardware is accounted for. All original and matching external and internal tension hardware including lugs. 5, 7, and 10& 12(17 frets total) Original ivory 4-slot"nut" at top of fretboard/strings Vintage adjustable 4-string tailpiece has"KERSHNER IMPROVED UNIQUE" text stamped into it. more montip" so maybe that's not original) Unique design mother-of-pearl inlay fret markers at frets 3. Includes the following: Tuners and all other parts seem to be original(except bridge. Scale seems to be approximately that of a concert-size ukulele. Is most likely from the pre-war era(~1925-1940) The dowel stick is stamped with"WASHBURN" and"5375" Which is listed as the model number for the"Duke" banjo ukulele in Herbert Pleijsier's"Washburn Prewar Instrument Styles" Dimensions are as follows: Overall length ~24 inches nut width 1-1/8" Fretboard with 17 frets Head diameter is ~8.25 inches 12 spaced lugs. Pearl inlaying on headstock/fretboard and all original hardware The back of the headstock of this vintage banjo is stamped"LYON& HEALY. Vintage Lyon& Healy Washburn Banjo Ukulele- The Duke" Includes resonator.
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