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Circa 1870. Octavianno Joao Nunes machete handcrafted on the island of Madeira, Portugal. Octavianno is regarded as one of the finest luthiers of his time handcrafting some of the most sought after Maderian Rajao, Machete de braga, and Machetinho instruments. This early example is of a machete de braga, one of two parent instruments to the ukulele. ID#190037 Price: Not for Sale

1800s Historical “Pattenden” Maderia Machete de braga. Parent to the modern day ukulele. Also known as the “father” of the ukulele. Made in Madeira, Portugal. ID#180210 Price: Not for Sale

Considered one of the parent instruments, “the father”, of the modern day ukulele, the ukulele is believed to have received its current tuning of G-C-E-A from the Rajao, which is tuned D-G-C-E-A. To my knowledge there are only a few examples of these early historical Madeira rajao remain in existence either in private collections or a few museums throughout the world. This extremely rare 1890 Historical Joao Gomes Madeira Rajao is a world class collectible over 100 years in age. The instrument originated on the island of Madeira, Portugal and was handcra

Beautiful Maderian Rajao handcrafted by Henrique Rodrigues of Funchal, Madeira. Fashioned after the work of  historical luthier Octavinno Joao Nunes, this beautiful rajao was handcrafted of American Walnut wood back and sides with some of the finest European Spruce available on the soundboard. The neck was handcrafted from figured Chestnut, taken from the frame of an old piece of furniture on the island. The bridge and fretboard were handcrafted from Indian Rosewood with Brazilian Rosewood tuning pegs. The nut, saddle, bridge pins, and buttons were made of old boxwo