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Circa. 1920. Martin “Employee” Soprano Ukulele handcrafted in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Martin employee ukuleles are amongst the rarest and most desirable ukuleles to have ever been handcrafted and only a small number are known to have been made. This one is a remarkable and historical example of a gorgeous Martin “employee” soprano ukulele. Martin employee ukuleles were only allowed to be built under one of two circumstances; 1) retirement in which an employee was allowed to handcraft his own instrument in any style or combination of styles as

Circa late 1920s – 1930s (early) Harold Summers tenor ukulele by Sam Chang. One of many luthiers who worked for Aloha and Kumalae, Sam Chang was a builder who learned his craft through employment at the factory before building his own instruments out of his home around 1924. Over the years, Sam struck up a business partnershipership with musician Paul F. Summers and Harold Summers, transplants from the continental US who found made a career for themselves performing and teaching guitar and ukulele in Waikiki to would be visitors to the islands. This wonderful

Circa 1930. Vintage Kamaka Pineapple Ukulele from the 1930s. Beautiful and classic vintage Kamaka pineapple ukulele in restored condition and strung up with genuine gut strings as it would have originally come. This historical Kamaka ukulele is uniquely handcrafted from Mahogany wood on the face, back, neck, and sides of the instrument. A wonderful piece from the only company whose name is synonymous with ukulele, Kamaka. An early example of a true historical Kamaka pineapple ukulele priced to move for those looking for a classic vintage Kamaka sound and don’t

1920s Martin 1K Soprano Ukulele. A wonderful find with a phenomenal sound from the 1920s, this ukulele has a sound that is huge, full, and balanced and a projection that will rival a tenor ukulele! The 1920s era model Martin & Co ukuleles are truly wonderful historical pieces and benchmark an era of development for the Martin company with regard to its ukulele production and expansion of its models. These instruments came at a time when interest in Hawaii and Hawaiian music continued to be the rise and Martin embraced some of its finest work with the Style 1K. T