This is a beautiful Regal Double Point Ukulele from the 1930s. It is in such perfect shape that until I researched the label style, I was convinced it was an early 1960s instrument! Unlike a number of instruments I currently have listed, this is NOT an estate instrument. This is one I have worked on and am offering for sale myself.
It has a spruce top, birch back and sides and a dyed, probably maple, fingerboard, original nut, frets, bridge, and tuners. It show just a tiny amount of wear on the back of the neck and on the dyed fingerboard but otherwise is absolutely pristine. It comes in it’s original cardboard case also in extremely good condition. Some one had put steel strings on this like you would a 4 string mandolin, and of course, the bridge/tail piece pulled off. I simply re-glued the bridge and put on a new set of Aquila Concert Uke strings. That was all it needed. The action is excellent and the tone is lovely and clear. This clearly spent most of it’s life under a bed or in a closet!
As I mentioned above, the instrument is in excellent condition. Not a scratch on it and the varnish is clear and not cracked or darkened. In all my years, I have never seen such a perfectly mint condition instrument as this.
According to Jake Wildwood, “These were made by Regal (note "Regal" right on the headstock) in the mid-30s and appear to be their take on the idea of the Harmony Vita Uke. They're similar in many ways: a longer concert scale length, wider and more mandolin-ish body shape, and thin spruce (vs. hardwood) top. All of these changes make a much louder but also warmer and fuller-sounding instrument compared to a typical soprano uke from the time. These and their Vita cousins have a "wider" sound than I'm used to from period ukes and really do make especially nice fingerpickers.”
These are relatively rare and one in perfect shape such as this is even more uncommon. Plays perfectly and sounds great!
$425.00
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$425.00Price
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