Some time ago, I had quite a number of Hawaiian ukuleles from the teens, ’20’s and ’30s. I took the opportunity to photograph them along with others borrowed from friends. These are the ukuleles that were used to make the database for identifying those instruments of mine and others where the label on the inside was missing. Nothing fancy here, just the pics and the name of the maker of each instrument (which is below each instrument).
1915 Jonah Kumalae Y’Ke’Ke ( Waikiki)
Ukulele Mfg. Co. Sam F. Chang
pre 1915 Jonah Kumalae Royal Hawaiian
Paul Summers Nunes
M Nunes & Sons for Lyon & Healy M Nunes & Sons for Sherman & Clay
M Nunes & Sons Kaneala Makini
Kamaka Pineapple Kalai Pineapple
very old Kamaka Kalae Pineapple
Kaholas Hawaiian Ukulele Mfg Co.
Hawaiian Mahogany Mfg. Co. – Echo Uke Hanalei
Anahu Flower of Hawaii Anahu Flower of Hawaii
1915 Jonah Kumalae 1915 Jonah Kumalae
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