• Front of Leonardo Nunes Ukulele o' Hawaii Mini #2 Ukulele

    Leonardo was the son of Manuel Nunes the Portuguese / Hawaiian builder. Manuel billed himself as the "Inventor of the Ukulele". In the mid 1910s Leonardo left his father's firm in Hawaii and settled in Los Angeles. There he began building ukuleles for several mainland distributors. This uke is in need of restoration and features solid koa top, back and sides.


    This product is in Project Condition (Learn More)

    Condition Notes: Needs work: replace bridge, repair 3 back cracks, 1 side crack and 7 seam separations, etc. (This item is sold As-Is)

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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. 
For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880

  • Will make a nice restoration project
  • No SN
  • c.1920
  • Soprano model
  • Built in the traditional Hawaiian style
  • Natural finish
  • Solid koa top, sides and arched back
  • Koa neck
  • 12-frets
  • Abalone dot inlays on frets 5 and 7
  • Violin peg tuners
  • Headstock decal logo reads "UKULELE O HAWAII / LEONARDO NUNES / MAKER / COPYRIGHT 1916 BY L. NUNES"
  • Rope pattern top binding and soundhole rosette
  • Some binding is missing on lower bout
  • 6" lower bout, ~2-1/4" body depth at end block
  • ~13-1/2" scale, 1-5/16" nut
  • Interior label reads "UKULELE O HAWAII / MADE / BY / LEONARDO NUNES / TONE, MATERIAL / AND / WORKMANSHIP / GUARANTEED"
  • NO CASE

 

Leonardo Nunes Soprano Ukulele (c.1920)

Leonardo Nunes Soprano Ukulele (c.1920)

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SKU: 180U-218575

$350 USD
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Leonardo was the son of Manuel Nunes the Portuguese / Hawaiian builder. Manuel billed himself as the "Inventor of the Ukulele". In the mid 1910s Leonardo left his father's firm in Hawaii and settled in Los Angeles. There he began building ukuleles for several mainland distributors. This uke is in need of restoration and features solid koa top, back and sides.

This product is in Project Condition (Learn More)

Condition Notes: Needs work: replace bridge, repair 3 back cracks, 1 side crack and 7 seam separations, etc. (This item is sold As-Is)
More Details

More Details

The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. 
For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880

  • Will make a nice restoration project
  • No SN
  • c.1920
  • Soprano model
  • Built in the traditional Hawaiian style
  • Natural finish
  • Solid koa top, sides and arched back
  • Koa neck
  • 12-frets
  • Abalone dot inlays on frets 5 and 7
  • Violin peg tuners
  • Headstock decal logo reads "UKULELE O HAWAII / LEONARDO NUNES / MAKER / COPYRIGHT 1916 BY L. NUNES"
  • Rope pattern top binding and soundhole rosette
  • Some binding is missing on lower bout
  • 6" lower bout, ~2-1/4" body depth at end block
  • ~13-1/2" scale, 1-5/16" nut
  • Interior label reads "UKULELE O HAWAII / MADE / BY / LEONARDO NUNES / TONE, MATERIAL / AND / WORKMANSHIP / GUARANTEED"
  • NO CASE

 

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