Video of Nunes and Sons Ukuelele

Cluze · Apr 29, 2021

I don't know if this is of interest to any of you, but I thought it was just nifty... Aaron Keim, of Beansprout Instruments, managed to borrow an early 1900's M. Nunes and Sons ukulele from a local customer and did a video talking about its history and construction. He even played it a bit.

It is about 8 minutes long, but well worth a watch in my opinion. I love seeing these early examples.

don_b · Apr 29, 2021

Wow love those giant tuners so much

Blank Williams · Apr 29, 2021

Really cool. Watched the whole thing. I love when the old building techniques are explained.

Sharpshin · Apr 30, 2021

in 2015 Anuenue made a reproduction thisuke with modern peghed tuners. It is called the 1879, but it was most likely modeled on a 1915 Nunes instrument.
It is a awesome instrument if you can find one, you will keep it!

Lifestion · Apr 30, 2021

Thank you for sharing this video. I really appreciate it.

Junie Moon · Apr 30, 2021

I LOVE these old ukes. They're so charming. Their simplicity and imperfection make them just beautiful to me. I bought a very similar, no name uke from Elderly a while ago. Light as a feather! And now I know where all its quirks come from. Thanks so much for posting this video.

Two photos of my uke here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/qZYYsyqeXdtcUTH86

June

Farkvam · Apr 30, 2021

Love this as well. Thanks for sharing!

Kenn2018 · Apr 30, 2021

Very interesting. Enjoyed seeing some of the differences in construction from modern instruments. Pity it's starting to warp and twist.

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