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Circa 1939 Gibson TU-1 Tenor Ukulele – Used

  • Original price was: $1,750.00.Current price is: $1,487.50.
Pickup available 211 Lambert Ave, Palo Alto, CA

We tend to remember Gibson for making excellent banjos, mandolins, and both acoustic and electric guitars but we forget them made some great ukuleles in the 1920s and 1930s. This TU-1 tenor ukulele was and in the late 1930s it just might be the cleanest pre-WWII Gibson of any style that Gryphon has ever offered. It looks like it was stored for decades in its case and since it got almost no UV exposure the finish is still clear and bright with no fading. It sounds and plays great, too! Includes a brawn chipboard case that is not as clean.

  • UPC 142284
  • Year 1939
  • Top material Mahogany
  • Back sides Mahogany
  • Fingerboard Rosewood
  • Neck material Mahogany
  • Bridge Rosewood
  • Frets to body 12
  • Total frets 18
  • Scale length 13 3/4"
  • Finish Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Nut width 1 7/16"
  • Binding celluloid
  • Tuners Grover Simplex
  • Case type Chipboard
  • SKU GIBTENUKE-142284

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Tags: Level 1: Instruments Level 2: Ukuleles Level 3: Tenor Ukulele Used Vintage