Arthur Godfrey Vega VINTAGE Baritone Uke, (he called it a Solo Lute),
it's the upgraded one with big block inlays, and it's 21" scale (2"
longer than a standard baritone uke).
These have a become huge collectors item. They sound and play great.
Will include a pretty beat up - but protective chipboard case.
Spec’s:
1. Action height at 12th fret = 4/32” --- Room to raise/lower , but this action is
good for the longer neck
2. Neck relief in middle between frets 1 and 17 is
good. Nice small “ping” in the middle
when holding down the 1st and 17th fret
3. Can get octaves to match using Snark tuner at 1st
and 12th fret
4. Aquila Baritone Strings – wound bass
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Facts on these Uke's:
Arthur Godfrey had Vega build these longer scale baritones so he could extend the uke's range and application.
This is a well-built (what else can one expect from the Vega Co out of
Boston?) baritone ukulele with features you don't see on other
instruments.
The neck joins the body at the 16th fret, which gives this the feel of
an electric guitar or tenor banjo playability-wise... perfect for lead
or melody playing. In addition to this the scale length is 2" longer
than a typical baritone at 21" -- which is more typical of a tenor guitar
or tenor banjo than it is of a baritone uke.
All this adds up to an incredibly responsive, easy-to-play, loud,
punchy, and sweet little baritone uke... and to top it off the bracing
is light fan-style like a classical guitar, so rather than notes mushing
more together like on a typical bari (which can be advantageous if
you're just playing chords), each string has great definition and
clarity.
