emilyefinke
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Hi! I am new to this forum and ukuleles in general. My sister and I just purchased a ~1925 Supertone with rope binding on Ebay, and we are so excited for it to arrive! But we am actually looking to purchase another soprano ukulele, and we would appreciate some advice.
I have been doing alot of research this past week on vintage ukuleles and vintage brands. My sister and I are pretty sure that we want to stay in the early 1900s to 1930s time frame. It has been difficult to find information about the older brands online, so I thought I would pose the question here to people that might actually own these ukes.
If you know of or have a a uke(s) from this time frame, what brand(s) do you recommend and why?
Some brands I have been considering are:
Gretsch (either American Soprano or Kaholas and Co.)
Kamaka
Lyon and Healy (either the Washburn or Mouna Loa)
Mai-Kai (which, if I understand, also made Echo which we have been considering.)
And, of course Martin seems to be a great uke, though most are out of our price range.
We are looking to spend under $500 (preferably under $400). Someone did offer to sell us a Martin Stlye 1 in our price range. Any thoughts on that?
We really do appreciate any help and advice you can offer us! Thank you!
I have been doing alot of research this past week on vintage ukuleles and vintage brands. My sister and I are pretty sure that we want to stay in the early 1900s to 1930s time frame. It has been difficult to find information about the older brands online, so I thought I would pose the question here to people that might actually own these ukes.
If you know of or have a a uke(s) from this time frame, what brand(s) do you recommend and why?
Some brands I have been considering are:
Gretsch (either American Soprano or Kaholas and Co.)
Kamaka
Lyon and Healy (either the Washburn or Mouna Loa)
Mai-Kai (which, if I understand, also made Echo which we have been considering.)
And, of course Martin seems to be a great uke, though most are out of our price range.
We are looking to spend under $500 (preferably under $400). Someone did offer to sell us a Martin Stlye 1 in our price range. Any thoughts on that?
We really do appreciate any help and advice you can offer us! Thank you!