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Vintage 1960's Martin Style 51 Baritone Ukulele!

Made In USA! All Mahogany!

This is really Cool. You are looking at a Vintage 1960's Martin Style 51 Baritone Ukulele. A super cool piece, with a terrific sound and outstanding playability. The Style 51 was not a serialized instrument, and as such is difficult to date exactly. Based on the specs (in particular, the tortoise binding and location of the C.F. Martin stamp) we believe manufacture to be somewhere between 1962 and 1966. A perfect addition to any collection, the Baritone Uke is very easy for guitarists to adapt to, thanks to its familiar tuning (DGBE) and elongated scale length. This piece has been professionally inspected and setup by our expert in-house luthier. It will arrive ready to play out of the case.
100% All Original!  Affordable USA Vintage!
***Crack Repair***Our Luthier Repaired an approximately 5" vertical crack on the Back of the Body. You can still see it if you look closely. You cannot feel it with your fingernail. Cosmetic Only, NOT Structural. (See picture #11).

From The Web:

By 1960, the coming folk revival brought renewed instruments to acoustic folk instruments, such as the ukulele. That year, Martin introduced the Style 51 Baritone Ukulele—a nice-looking, all-mahogany ukulele tuned down to DGBE. Its scale length is 20-1/8", and even though it's low-tuned, it still feels like a small instrument at only 10" across. It features classic Martin Style-18 tortoiseshell binding, and for most of the '60s, it even had a Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard and a Brazilian Rosewood bridge. 

This 1960s Martin Style 51 is an extremely fun baritone ukulele with rich, nuanced tone. It's amazing the low-end presence and sound you can get out of such a small instrument. It looks to be from about the mid-'60s, and it still has the Brazilian Rosewood parts. There's certainly some novelty for a collector anyone interested in C.F. Martin history, but it's also a fantastic ukulele in its own right. To be fair, this old Style 51 is hard to argue with. 

This 1960s Martin Style 51 is a lot of fun to play, and the lower Baritone tuning makes it easy transition for guitar players. Its rich, resonant sound will produce countless new song ideas, too. 

Nut Width: 1 3/8"

 Complete Package with a Vintage Chipboard Case Included!

Our luthier did a complete setup. Brand new strings were installed. Gig ready on Arrival!

Due to CITES Treaty for Endangered Wood (Mahogany, Rosewood) We no longer ship out of the USA.

Cosmetics: Very Good Condition. Keep in mind that this is a 60+ year old Vintage Ukulele that has been played. Other than the aforementioned repaired crack, this Uke I would've rated as Excellent Condition. Top and Back are very clean. Same goes for the Neck, Fingerboard and Headstock. Overall, a very nice Vintage Uke in Very Good Condition.

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