The Favilla brothers opened their New York city shop in the 1890’s. Playability and frets are perfect, and the uke is completely original and unmodified. In excellent condition, there are no cracks and very little wear to this instrument. It’s a wonderful little mahogany soprano, with a very big voice and plenty of warmth. With no serial numbers it’s fairly difficult to date Martin ukuleles accurately we’ve based our estimate on the type of tuners, quality of the finish, type of fingerboard dots, and build quality displayed in this instrument. This Style 2 Martin was likely built in the late 1940’s soon after the close of WWII, at a time when the ukulele was experiencing incredible popularity thanks to all the US servicemen who brought ukes back from Hawaii.

It gets - and whether or not the crack is repaired won't change that! But it is about as good a conversation piece as The instrument is notĬurrently playable, and ideally the buyer will opt to have us repair the Instruction book again, in excellent shape. Is in similar shape, and included in the package is an original KeyKord Recent) unrepaired side-crack by the heel of the neck this instrument is inġ00% perfect, mint condition. Up in this kind of condition is a rare feat. They are, today, few and far between and digging one The depression didn't happen the same year it was introduced these were not Invented it 10 years earlier at the height of the ukulele craze, and (b) if

Ultimately, I think the 1930's version is a bit more cool.īuilt by the Stromberg-Voisinet company (Kay) and sold by The KeyKord BanjoĬompany of America, the KeyKord might have caught on if (a) they had Push the buttons and strum, and thereby become a musician. KeyKord was the Depression-era's version of this generation's video game Tuned like a baritone ukulele and played sort of like an autoharp, the With a tone somewhere in between a carved and a flat-top instrument this Kay Kraft Mandola offers something pleasantly unique. Neck and frets are in good shape, body is crack free and well arched. It’s entirely original but for newer Schaller tuning machines and is well set-up. The instrument features a long 18.25” scale, arched spruce top and mahogany back. However Mandolas and Mandocellos are quite rare, and this example is the only of its kind that we’ve as yet discovered. Over the years we’ve encountered many four and six string guitars, tenor and 5 string banjos, and a number of mandolins. Built by Stromberg-Voisinet in the late 1930’s, the Kay Kraft line included guitars, mandolins, and banjos. Martin Gibson Other Acoustic Guitars Resonators Mandolins & Banjos Archtop GuitarsĬlassical Guitars Electric Guitars Amplifiers Miscellaneous Lefty Instruments

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