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I have played dozens of Mexican-built Martin instruments both guitars and ukuleles and feel that the build quality of these instruments is identical to their U. What the tenor is called depends on which style it has been designed in.

Fancy backstripe, ebony fingerboard, hexagonal abalone fingerboard markers from 3rd to 15th fret, triple bound peghead, vertical pearl logo, volute on neck. I'm not exactly sure when they introduced the Uke Jr. The company was listed in the Honolulu directories from 1918 to 1930, which was the heyday of Hawaiian ukulele manufacturing. As you can see, there are a couple of nice little f-holes opened up in the back.

What Year Was My Martin Guitar Built? - This happened at the same time as the popscicle brace addition. Once considered standard, this tuning was commonly used during the Hawaiian music boom of the early 20th century, and is often seen in sheet music from this period, as well as in many method books through the 1980s.

Vintage Martin Style 0 Ukulele -1956 to 1961 This is a as new 52 year old Martin ukulele with a sold mahogany neck, body, back and sides with a rosewood fingerboard. From the research I found and the articles I read, there are several ways to date a Martin Ukulele. All the articles basically agree.... So this dates it between 1956 to 1961. The ukulele is in excellent shape without any evidence of cracks, or separation of components. The neck is straight and the heel is solid to the body. No separation on the bridge to body. All joints show no evidence of glue degradation. Tuner friction is adjustable with room left to tighten solid. The only flaw is that it has about 4 small dings or pits smaller than. They can easily be touched up with mahogany furniture touch up enamel. Which I'm leaving to the buyers discretion. It is strung with new Martin clear fluorocarbon strings M600. The sound is balanced with bright tones with exceptional volume. Special Conditions Return authorization must be approved. Returns accepted based on R and B approval of unique circumstances that have been reviewed and agreed between R and B and buyer. Buyer must contact R and B Vintage Guitars with-in 7 days. Buyer is responsible for shipping charges back to R and B.

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Every Martin guitar made in 1898 and later, there is a serial number inside the guitar. Since they felt aesthetically the bridge should remain halfway between the center of the soundhole and the endblock, there really was no way to make the guitar have 15 frets clear. A new, more regal label was designed to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the company. Hence here's some specs that may help you determine if a rectangle bridge is original. Some feel that Kumalae made large numbers of ukuleles sold under many other brand names. He could not however find anyone who was cutting Engelmann commercially, so they went back to Sitka. This can be seen by looking through the soundhole on the guitar towards the front of the instrument.