Posted 2007-12-04 9:25 PM (#310282) Subject: 50's Era Vintage Roy Smeck Ukulele
Joined: January 2005 Posts: 4903
Location: Phoenix AZ
FOR SALE: 50's ERA VINTAGE ROY SMECK UKULELE
o Manufactured by Harmony, Chicago ILL
o Mahogany construction
o Synthetic fretboard
o Brand new tuners and Aquila strings
Wonderful woody mahogany tone. Setup and intonation are perfect. Plays great and sounds great. This is a true vintage piece and at the time was one of the most popular ukuleles on the market. It's got a fair amount of nicks and marks from years of enjoyment. But that's just minor cosmetic stuff. Structually and tonally this uke is solid as a rock. I just installed some brand new Stew-Mac tuners and a new set of Aquila strings. This ukulele is soprano size.
$42.00 delivered to your door in the USA. PAYPAL ONLY.
PM me if interested. Note - I don't have a case for this one but it will be well protected for shipment.
Posted 2007-12-04 10:50 PM (#310287 - in reply to #310282) Subject: Re: 50's Era Vintage Roy Smeck Ukulele
Joined: January 2005 Posts: 4903
Location: Phoenix AZ
He was haggling with me over the price. Tying to claim that it only had 4 strings, therefore it should only cost 4/6 the price of a guitar. I held my ground as long as I could, but finally caved and we compromised at 2/3. Dave
Posted 2007-12-05 7:45 AM (#310291 - in reply to #310282) Subject: Re: 50's Era Vintage Roy Smeck Ukulele
Joined: January 2005 Posts: 4903
Location: Phoenix AZ
Originally posted by alpep: looks familiar
Yup. It was in bad need of new tuners. But to be honest, these are nice sounding instruments and the tuners and a good set of aquila strings have really brought it back to life. Another Gem in the Lost Art Vintage haystack.
50's Era Vintage Roy Smeck Ukulele
