Lardy Fatboy
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Being a bit neerdy I have been reading back issues of the US Music Trade Journal and I found this article from one published in 1926
National Association of Musical Instrument and
Accessories Manufacturers Makes Important
Move at Buffalo Convention
BUFFALO, N. Y., October 4.—At their meeting held here last week, the members of the National Association of Musical Instrument and Accessories Manufacturers, after due deliberation, adopted a standard string length for ukuleles, that is, the distance from nut to bolt in accordance with the recommendation of the special committee on ukulele standardization, of which W. 1. Kirk is chairman and Messrs. Kordick and Walter Schmidt are the other members. These standards are: String length from thirteen inches to thirteen and three-quarter inches to be known as standard size ukuleles; string length from thirteen and three-quarter inches to fourteen and one-half inches to be known as concert size ukuleles, and string, length from fourteen and one-half inches to fifteen and three-quarter inches to be known as tenor size ukuleles. All ukuleles which fall in the above classes must have at least twelve frets. The use of the curved or flat back and the naming of the kind of wood used are left to the discretion of the manufacturers.
So now you know But I'm open to names for any Ukuleles with and string length bigger than fifteen and three-quarter inches that aren't Baritones, as I have a few?
National Association of Musical Instrument and
Accessories Manufacturers Makes Important
Move at Buffalo Convention
BUFFALO, N. Y., October 4.—At their meeting held here last week, the members of the National Association of Musical Instrument and Accessories Manufacturers, after due deliberation, adopted a standard string length for ukuleles, that is, the distance from nut to bolt in accordance with the recommendation of the special committee on ukulele standardization, of which W. 1. Kirk is chairman and Messrs. Kordick and Walter Schmidt are the other members. These standards are: String length from thirteen inches to thirteen and three-quarter inches to be known as standard size ukuleles; string length from thirteen and three-quarter inches to fourteen and one-half inches to be known as concert size ukuleles, and string, length from fourteen and one-half inches to fifteen and three-quarter inches to be known as tenor size ukuleles. All ukuleles which fall in the above classes must have at least twelve frets. The use of the curved or flat back and the naming of the kind of wood used are left to the discretion of the manufacturers.
So now you know But I'm open to names for any Ukuleles with and string length bigger than fifteen and three-quarter inches that aren't Baritones, as I have a few?
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