Travel back in timewith this vintage banjo ukulele. Made in the 1950s (or maybe early 1960s) by Wercoin Chicago,Illinois, back when Chicago was still Music City USA, home of Harmony, Kay,Valco, Ludwig, Lyon & Healy, Deagan, Geib, Kluson, Shure, Jensen etcetera. Werco is probably best known for the similar Dixie banjo ukulele. The Dixie\'s neck is about exactly the same, except for different branding. While the Dixie has an all-metal pot, this has a wooden pot with a blue sparkle wrap on it. I believe this one is all original except for a modern replacement bridge. There is ordinary play wear all over this one, but it still looks quite nice. Harden\'s was likely a small department store or music store that ordered a bunch of banjo ukes from Werco. Overall length is 20-1/2\". Scale is 13\". Pot is 7-1/4\" diameter and 2-1/4\" deep. I believe it is pot metal, not aluminum. Yes, the neck is plated with nickel, I\'d guess. It\'s not a professional quality instrument, but it is a real instrument, not just a toy. I\'ve got nylon strings on it right now, and it has a nice loud sound. Comes in a vintage violin case, which is a bit too big for the uke, but does protect it (and looks cool in its own right). It\'s a classic old oddball All-American instrument with plenty of music let in it.

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