Johan,
Looks a lot like one I had labelled "Crafton", a Swedish brand that I always assumed came from the Levin factory.
I noticed from your post in another Cafe forum that you're in Sweden, so...
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Johan,
Looks a lot like one I had labelled "Crafton", a Swedish brand that I always assumed came from the Levin factory.
I noticed from your post in another Cafe forum that you're in Sweden, so...
Bob,
According to the Mugwumps maker list, there was an Adams Bros. & Co in Illinois, in business c.1897 to c.1903. Timeframe seems right, so that'd be my guess.
Hope this helps.
Jeff.
Throughout my career, at different times I've played in front of the Duke of Edinborough, the Prince of Wales...
...and many other fine old pubs :grin:
Hey, all.
The instrument is a "Tahitian Ukulele" , 4 doubled courses of nylon strings ( In fact, the Islanders usually use very light-guage fishing line for strings !).
It's not very clear in...
I know at least ONE Cafe regular will be very interested in this particular item !
Allen ? :grin:
Fantastic, Micheal ! Some had commented on your previous thread that its playing days were over, & it was written-off as written off can get...
Not so, happily :) !
Give us a wee toon on it if...
Great thread, this :) !
A couple of my better ones were an early-60's Gibson B-25N acoustic guitar in original case for $125 at a local garage sale...strangely enough, the young American family...
:)):)) (Allens' last post)
"CHALLENGE ?? That ain't no CHALLENGE !!..I could smash this to smithereens with one arm tied behind my back !!"
Food for thought...I wonder what percentage of...
Jim G & Mike,
This may interest you..it appears the bridge really SHOULD be on the tailpiece side of the cant. Jim, I take it that that's fairly unusual ?
I have an identical mandolin to...
Hi, Scott
Well, it's certainly Chicago-made, & I'd be leaning toward Harmony as the maker..though Regal or Kay are also a possibility ( Regal the more likely of the two ).
Can you tell us what...
Also, take a look at photos 5 & 6..it's definately going to need a neck re-set.
As Mike has pointed out several times in the past, the neck joint on these mandolins were generally pretty...
Grimax,
Yep, it's certainly lost any appeal to a collector, but for $300 I could see it being of interest to a touring musician who wants a good sounding Gibson mandolin that they can take on the...
There is an old J.W Jenkins catalogue up on eBay that I just came across, & was reminded of this thread..
300336812735 ( perhaps a kind Cafe member could provide a link :redface: ?)
The seller...
Hey, Martin..seems we were posting at the same time..yeah, I was wondering about the prohibition reference, too !
Care to enlighten us, Barney ?
Absolutely right, Barney ! Was getting my A40 & A50 mixed up...
The timeline seemed to go...
A1-
Discontinued in '27, re-introduced in '32 ( with an oval hole ), F-holes the following year,...
Hey, John.
Yeah, particularly in photo #7, the action looks pretty high, & there is certainly no "room to move" with the bridge that's on it..I guess you'd be factoring in the possible need for a...
I've read an interesting interview with Steve Howe, in which he relates that his ES-175 had its own seat booked whenever they flew (:)), no-one was allowed to touch it-roadies included-he always...
Thanks, Allen.
WelkerM,
There has also been a long-running & still active thread on Harwood mandolins in the "vintage instruments" section of the Cafe..lots & lots of interesting info there :)...
Pretty...
Hey, Micheal.
Yep, I'd certainly be interested to see how it comes up..
Any idea what method the repairman was planning to use ? Reading back through previous posts, it does'nt sound like there...
Very interesting thread, this..
Actually, it DOES seem really odd that Gibson would'nt re-issue something like an F4 (which judging by many of the posts here, would likely have a pretty healthy...
Hi,
The ukulele is a Gibson Uke-1, which was the bottom of the range ( there was also a Uke-2 & Uke-3 ).
Gibson started building ukes in 1927, so we know it's no earlier than that..you should...
Here's another one with no "Oriole" decal..
Ebay 230353292038
(As always, apologies for my inability to provide instant links :( )
Shane, this one also appears to have similar treble-side...
Musicfood,
Nope, definately not a "mandolele" (more commonly referred to as a "Banjo-uke"). It's a generic British-made Banjo Mandolin, probably mid 20's to mid 30's.
They were built by the...
Truly hope I'm not "hijacking" here...
Just interesting to note that of the posts so far, there has been a pretty universal dislike of "artificially distressed" instruments.
I, too, find the...