My 'don't give up the day job' version of ukulelezaza's arrangement 'shine ft two', in D tuning, to showcase this beautiful old 1929 Ludwig banjo ukulele, which originally sold for $30 with planet 4-to-1 geared pegs.
This is an original example of what was the last banjolele model produced by ludwig & ludwig of Chicago, and this model probably only manufactured for 6 months before Ludwig were sold to the Conn company in Aug 1929 due to financial difficulties and production of all banjos ceased. Never to be made again. Existing orders may have been filled for a short period, possibly into 1930.
Now widely nicknamed the "pyralin peghead" model, or sometimes the "Deco" model due to its art deco influenced peghead. Interestingly the peghead and entire fretboard are both faced with pyralin a new type of plastic of the era.
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