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Custom Glyph Tenor Ukulele

Beautiful Custom Glyph Tenor Ukulele handcrafted by luthier David Means of Annapolis, Maryland in excellent original condition. Glyph instruments are highly sought after custom pieces and last I heard there was nearly a three year wait for one of David’s incredible Glyph ukuleles. This beautiful custom Glyph is handcrafted from rare and desirable tone wood, Honduras mahogany, face, back and sides. The fingerboard and bridge are crafted from premium gabon ebony wood. The instrument has a fourteen fret joint to the body and nineteen overall frets to the soundhole, a g
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Custom Glyph Tenor Ukulele

Beautiful Custom Glyph Tenor Ukulele in beautiful original condition. This one is in original mint condition and is one of the best sounding tenor ukes I have come across. Classic wide body construction with Hawaiian koa face, back and sides. Honduras mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard and bridge. 13 fret joint to the body and excellent sustain. Action is set nice and low for ease of play. Beautiful shell rosette inlay around soundhole and on headstock. Beautiful tones, a very rare custom Glyph tenor uke and a wonderful player piece as well. Click here for sound
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1920s Akai Soprano Ukulele

Beautiful and extremely rare Akai deluxe soprano ukulele from the early 1920s in gorgeous original condition. This beautiful piece was handcrafted on the island of Oahu at the turn of the twentieth century and remains in phenomenal collectible and playable condition. Gorgeous Hawaiian Koa wood face, back, and sides with all Koa wood neck and bridge. The fretboard, soundboard, and rosette are bound with a classic rope marquetry for aesthetic appeal. Original ‘Aloha Hawaii’ decal on headstock with ‘Made in Hawaii – Akai’ and ‘Made i
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1910 C. Knutsen ‘Harp’ Ukulele

Every ukulele collector’s dream. An extremely rare “Harp” ukulele handcrafted by Chris Knutsen sometime between 1910 – 1914. Only 35 of these instruments are known to have been built and 29 of them are known to exist to date. Mr. Gregg Miner has dedicated years of research to tracking the whereabouts of each of these pieces and cataloging the unique attributes of each piece. Click here for details. By the early 1900s C. Knutsen was recognized as a craftsman of fine ‘harp guitars’. The basic construction instrument was a hollow arm that extended out
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