Description
Built from 1925 to 1932, The Gibson UB-1 Sopranino banjo ukulele or 'The Baby' Ukulele Banjo featured a 12.5 inch scale length and was almost entirely Maple. In total, up to two thousand UB-1 models were produced.
This lovely example appears to be in all original, good overall condition and plays well. The original soft sided 'trap door' case is included; it is in operating condition with reinforced edges.
Accurate dating is difficult for these instruments as they sometimes lack serials or FON (Factory Order Numbers). A clue is the included canvas case with a hinged panel at the bottom. These cases were used from around 1924 to 1929, when they were replaced with patterned fibre (cardboard) semi-hard cases. Another clue is the use of Grover friction tuners, which were more common around 1928. Consequently we place this instrument around 1928.
Materials and Construction
With a six inch Maple pot and ten tension hooks, The Gibson UB-1 also had a simple resonator back - a flat Maple laminate disc screwed to the pot. The neck is also Maple, with a separate 'Ebonized' Maple fingerboard. The nut is a small piece of Ebony. The headstock sports a painted 'The Gibson' logo, and there are three small mother of pearl position marker dots at frets five, seven and ten. The neck is attached to the pot with two bolts from the heel.
Aside from the fingerboard, the Maple components received a Walnut stain and then clear lacquer finish coats.
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DETAILS:
- Instrument Model: UB-2 Sopranino Banjo Ukulele
- Instrument Manufacturer: Gibson
- Instrument year: Approximately 1928
- Instrument Finish: Natural Walnut Stain
- Instrument Class: Banjo Ukulele
- Instrument serial number: N/A, built around 1928 at Kalamazoo Michigan
- Country of Origin: USA
- Instrument Condition: Good
- Playing Condition: Good
- Right-handed
- CITIES Documentation Required: No
- Instrument Weight Imperial: 1.826 lbs
- Instrument Weight Metric: .83 kgs
- Scale Length Imperial: 12.48 in
- Scale Length Metric: 317 mm
- Nut Width Imperial: 1.246 in
- Nut Width Metric: 31.65 mm
- Case included: Yes
- Case original: Yes
- Case Type: Canvas 'trap door' style
- Items in Case: N/A
- Consignment: Yes
- Product ID: 190617
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