Aero Uke
  Size: Concert
Number of Strings: 4

Wood: Honduran Mahogany, Spruce, Rosewood This is an excellent and accurate reproduction of an unusual novelty ukulele that Harmony made in the late 1920's and early 1930's. It was the era after Lindbergh made his trans-Atlantic flight and manufactures in America were cashing in on making many products with the airplane theme. Included with the picures of my instrument here is an article cribbed from "Acoustic Guitar" magazine. I have been looking for an instrument to copy for about ten years and finally a generous ukulele enthusiast from Ventura lent me his instrument which I took measurements of, drew a plan of, and duplicated in my workshop as accurately as practical. The only significant change which I made in the design was widening the nut end of the fingerboard from the too narrow origonal to a normal, playable width. Suprisingly the scale length of this instrument is only 14" which places it between a soprano and a concert size scale length. The sound, also suprisingly, is big and almost baritone like. It was very unexpected when I first played the instrument. The feel of the instrument is not bad. It's contact points where one holds it are similar to a traditional instrument and it is easy to hold and play, at least for a man. Some women, I've noticed have a clearance problem holding this instrument, sorry, I don't have a picture to illustrate this.

It's construction is all solid Honduran mahogany, it has a sitka spruce soundboard and a rosewood fingerboard and bridge.The instrument is stained in a sunburst just like on the origonal. The artwork is inked on and the instrument is lacquer finished. It is about 24" long and weighs about 24 ozs. There is no case available.