Would you happen to have any more information about them or any other New York companies. Hello, Could you tell me about ukuleles that were manufactured in New York City? I was surprised to find out about a Brooklyn company in the 20s called Turturro's. Harmony made mostly inexpensive instruments, but yours is a better than average Harmony. The material on the fretboard is Pyralin - known to collectors today as "mother of toilet seat". Sears actually owned Harmony at the time, and Harmony made many different musical instruments that were sold through Sears and elsewhere. Supertone was a brand name of the Sears Company. The label inside used to read "Supertone". Your ukulele was made by the Harmony Company of Chicago, sometime in the 1930s. Thank you in advance for your assistance in this. Any information you can give me I will appreciate.
I am more interested in the maker and history than the value, and it will stay in the family. The plastic tuning knob have screw in the top and the label inside is pretty much gone except for the letters "NL" and a number 10821 stamped on the throat and the inside of the instrument. It is some type of wood with a white trim around it. It is located by the hole where it would be strumed and it goes up the throat under the strings. It has a material on it that looks like Ivory, but I don't think it is, it is very thin. We have a ukulele that my father purchased through a comic book during the 1920's. I am not sure about the specific manufacturer. It is probably from the early 1920s but could even be from the later teens. It was made to look similar to a Hawaiian ukulele.
The last photo showing no heel cover or two-piece neck suggests that your ukulele was made on the mainland. I know that BL&F sold some ukuleles made by Harmony, but yours does not appear to be a product of the Harmony factory. They sold ukuleles made by various companies, putting their own labels inside (or having the manufacturer glue in the BL&F label). at the bottom of the label stand for Barth, Lutchen, and Feinberg, a major musical instrument distributor based out of New York city in the 1920s. Can you help me to research this? Thank you!
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I tell them, 'no', we're an ukulele group but there's a Farmers Market band in the area whose members play all those instruments and more.I picked up this old ukulele at my mother's house (we used to live in Hawaii) which says "Hawaiian Ukulele" inside with a picture of a man playing a ukulele and at the bottom says "Especially made" for and then a series of letters. I've been approached by a number of people who ask if they can bring their mandolin, guitar, banjo, other string instruments. We only play ukuleles, but occasionally some of us also play the kazoo and a tambourine. While it's precious time with my mom, I miss playing with others. old mother attends the Moiliili Senior Center, they all play together and sometimes gig out. Seems like some players are already gigging somewhere of just jamming with their friends. Whenever I go home to Honolulu to visit my family, I want to play ukulele with other folks but have never found an ukulele club to play with. I would very much like to do that sort of thing again.
I asked at the Ewa by Gentry community association and they said we could meet there, there is a large park, nice restrooms, covered area by the pool with plenty of chairs, etc.Īnyone interested in playing some Hawaiian music after work sometime? I have a large songbook from my previous club or we could use He Mele Aloha.Īnother aspect I enjoyed about the group I played with was that in addition to just meeting and playing together, a few times a year we would perform at Hawaiian themed events around Southern California. It has gotten to the point where I think I may just have to start a group myself. I played with a group in California for a few years and I really miss it since I moved to Oahu. What I personally am looking for is an ukulele group in West Oahu, in the Ewa / Kunia / Kapolei area. Go to for more information, I do enjoy going to those. There is the Abrigo Ohana Kanikapila that happens once a month at Waimea and Bishop Museum, but that is not just ukuleles it is open to all instruments. I too have been looking for a group to play with on Oahu.
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