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Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele
Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele

Serial Number: 2769886

Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele

Condition: New

  • Free Contiguous USA shipping
  • Setup and inspected by our tech team
  • In stock, ready to ship
$1,999.00
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We take trades from anywhere in the USA! Learn more about our trade-in process, or contact us to get your trade-in appraised.

We have 3 ways to finance:

Financing (like a credit card, with a credit check)

  • Affirm 0% financing up to $17,500
  • Klarna "as-low-as" 0% financing

To get started: add gear to your cart, start the checkout process, and then select Affirm or Klarna as your payment option. You will do a super easy credit app and be good to go!

Layaway (we hold the gear until its paid off, no credit check)

  • Layaway with 25% down with 90 days to pay, no weekly payments

To get started: contact us and we will send you a layaway contract to e-sign and 25% invoice.

SHIPPING

All of our orders are shipped with UPS and signature required at delivery (excluding small accessories).

Orders placed before 2PM EST will ship same-day.

You will receive a tracking number as soon as your order ships. Please note: All delivery changes (hold for pickup, address change, etc.) must be requested before your order leaves our store, otherwise, they are the responsibility of the customer.

RETURNS

You can return an item for any reason up to 5 days from receipt of the item, with the exception of international orders or instruments that have been modified at the customer's request. You will need to pay the return shipping cost and outgoing shipping cost (even if “free shipping” is offered), as well as applicable restocking fees dependent on your payment method (usually a 3-10% fee, specific amounts can be found at the link below).

We highly recommend reviewing our full return policy before purchasing so there are no surprises.

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Martin Konter Soprano Ukulele

DESCRIPTION

The Konter Ukulele may be the most valuable ukulele in the world. It was owned by Richard Konter, “Ukulele Dick,” who joined Admiral Richard Byrd’s famed expedition to the North Pole in 1926. During the expedition, he obtained signatures at every opportunity, including those of all 45 crew members of the Admiral Byrd expedition and the Admiral himself. It’s the only artifact that traveled to the North Pole because it was smuggled under the seat of the airplane. The ukulele also made a trip to the White House and was signed by President Calvin Coolidge, along with the vice president, the secretary of state, the secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Amelia Earhart, Thomas Edison, and many, many more. The soprano ukulele contains more than 155 signatures. The replica includes all signatures, which have been carefully laser-etched into the beautiful koa wood. The soprano ukulele also features vintage style violin peg tuners and a replica of the original interior label.

SETUP & INSPECTED BY OUR TECH TEAM

All of our instruments come with a FREE professional setup tailored to your individual tuning and string gauge preferences, if available. Our setups always include, if applicable, action, intonation, trem angle, and truss rod adjustments.  If needed, we smooth out fret edges, address any nut or bridge shim issues, polish the frets, and condition the fingerboard.  All work is completed by our experienced tech team who understand what today's players want from their instruments. If not otherwise requested, our techs will setup each instrument to a comfortable medium/low action with minimal truss rod relief dependent on the instrument style. Please reach out after purchase if you have any specific requests about your setup.

INDIVIDUALLY PHOTOGRAPHED

Our photos are professionally lit and edited to accurately represent the instrument's true colors. We never embellish, oversaturate or misrepresent our images. We understand that purchasing a guitar online can be difficult. That is why, unless otherwise noted, Ish Guitars always individually photographs and lists each instrument with painstaking precision so that you can be confident in your purchase.

SPECS 


Weight: 0.7 lbs

Year: 2023


Case: Hardshell Case 

Questions?

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