George Washburn Ryan Uke
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Blrfl
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George Washburn Lyon is the full name of the man who founded Washburn.
Washburn used to (and maybe still does) make a line of instruments called "Lyon," which was sort of their equivalent of Fender's Squier or Ovation's Applause.
--Mark
Washburn used to (and maybe still does) make a line of instruments called "Lyon," which was sort of their equivalent of Fender's Squier or Ovation's Applause.
--Mark
Pippin
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Lyon & Healy were partnered and made some very famous and beautiful ukes. The vintage Bell was one of them. Those ukes are worth a bundle these days.
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brUKEman
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Found a used one
I found a used one that has an oval sticker inside that says George Washburn Ryan. I didn't know if it was one of the older ones or not. I thought maybe they changed the name on the lable in the later years.
I found a used one that has an oval sticker inside that says George Washburn Ryan. I didn't know if it was one of the older ones or not. I thought maybe they changed the name on the lable in the later years.
Blrfl
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That's bizarre. Is it a knockoff, maybe?
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Ahnko Honu
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Ryan & Lyon pronounced the same if you're Japanese. 
