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Original Post By:
rmnelson23
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Date: 4/3/2016 8:38:22 PM |
| Hello all. I'm trying to get any information i can find on my grandfather's ukulele. I'm not looking to sell it, he was very musical and it was important to him. From what I have gathered from a quick internet search of the internal sticker is that it's a Lyon and Healy American Conservatory No. 5050. On the sticker between 'American' and 'Conservatory' is handwritter '9525'. Also on the sticker to the left of 'No. 5050' is a handwritten letter 'F'. Again, any information would be greatly appreciated (year it was made/an historical information). Thank you so much! |
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Posted By:
karl
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Date: 4/5/2016 8:46:11 AM |
I can't tell you much about it, especially not on the handwritten codes '9525' and 'f'.
It was however one of the upper-end ukuleles by Lyon and Healy, 'American Conservatory' being their upper-mid brand. It's also probably one of the first marketed as the larger 'tenor' size ukuleles in 1925-1929 (the format was known earlier as 'four string taropatch'). It's made out of monkeypod/raintree/nissa wood (Albizia saman) with a mahogany neck and rosewood fingerboard - L&H also used that monkeypod to great effect on their camp ukuleles.
Here's some info:
- http://www.legendaryukuleles.com/lyon---healy--5050-tenor-ukulele.html
- http://antebelluminstruments.blogspot.be/2011/04/c1925-lyon-healy-american-conservatory.html
But I'm sure that the Hubert Pleijsier book on Washburn Prewar Instrument Styles might help you more. The Teagle book 'Washburn. Over 100 Years of Fine Stringed Instruments' is not so informative - it's a picture book with very little precise information.
In any case, it sounds like a very nice and valuable instrument!
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Posted By:
rmnelson23
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Date: 4/11/2016 12:15:28 AM |
| Thank you very much for your help!
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