{"product_id":"bruno-soprano-ukulele-1925-2187","title":"Bruno Soprano Ukulele (1925)","description":"Bruno Soprano Ukulele, c. 1925, made in New York, NY, brown varnish finish, mahogany body and neck, black rigid foam case. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very nice mahogany Ukulele labeled \"Bruno Hawaiian Ukulele - Hand Made\" on a lovely circular label. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBruno was a prominent New York jobber; despite the \"Hawaiian\" attribution, this uke was actually made for them by Brooklyn-based Nicola Turturro who built many of their higher grade ukes in the 1920's. Turturro is mostly remembered for such fanciful creations as the \"Peanut Uke\" and the \"Turnover\" double-sided ukulele\/mandolin, both of which were often marketed by Bruno, but his \"normal\" ukes are nicely made and good sounding. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis one has black\/white binding on body and soundhole, mahogany neck with no separate fingerboard, bone saddle and ebony nut, and interesting spring-loaded Patent Pending Grover tuners which were used only a short time around the mid-20's. This exact same uke can also be found marked \"Turturro NY\" and \"Miami\", distributed by Henry Stadlmair in New York. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lightly built, good sounding and playing 1920's uke.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 20 13\/16 in. (52.9 cm.), 6 5\/16 in. (16 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 2 1\/4 in. (5.7 cm.) deep. Scale length is 13 1\/2 in. (343 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1\/2 in. (38 mm.). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% original and in very nice shape. Average light finish wear; some strumwear below the soundhole and a couple of small repaired grain cracks in the top. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very good sounding and playing 1920's ukulele. Excellent Condition.","brand":"Bruno","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853302550668,"sku":"2187","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_aad06576-d09b-4141-a200-1f7d210a69bc.jpg?v=1774333788","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/bruno-soprano-ukulele-1925-2187","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}