{"product_id":"slingerland-maybell-banjo-ukulele-1928-7948","title":"Slingerland Maybell Banjo Ukulele (1928)","description":"Slingerland Maybell Model Banjo Ukulele, c. 1928, made in Chicago, natural lacquer finish, mahogany rim and neck, rosewood fingerboard. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is one of the higher grade Slingerland\/MayBell banjo ukes, with relatively deluxe fittings and nice mahogany on the rim and neck. These instruments were very popular in the mid-late 1920s and came in a variety of styles and price levels. This one has a thick 8\" rim with a laminated curved-plate resonator, heavy hoop, hooks and nuts, rosewood fingerboard, metal short-shaft friction pegs with composition buttons, and the ever-popular Grover single-unit tailpiece. This is a fairly simple but classy and great-sounding banjo-uke; professional caliber and a very fine example of the better 1920s \"Banjoleles\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 21 3\/4 in. (55.2 cm.), 8 in. (20.3 cm.) diameter head, and 2 7\/8 in. (7.3 cm.) deep. Scale length is 13 3\/4 in. (349 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3\/16 in. (30 mm.). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll original with some minor wear and an excellent player. There is a spot of plating off the hoop just below the neck joint and some scratching to the back of the resonator, but overall this is a very clean little banjo. And LOUD -- did we mention loud? A super nice example, just set up with a new 1920s skin head (go on, ask how we manage that trick!) and ready to go. Excellent - Condition.","brand":"Slingerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853362876556,"sku":"7948","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_53351e24-8329-4790-b2d1-e012d6a9a222.jpg?v=1774336025","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/slingerland-maybell-banjo-ukulele-1928-7948","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}