I Need Measurements For A Treholipee, A 1960s Swaggerty Novelty Uke

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Alan Peterson
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I Need Measurements For A Treholipee, A 1960s Swaggerty Novelty Uke

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...Treholipee.
I need a few particular measurements taken from this novelty ukulele produced by Ancil Swagerty in the early 1960s.
If you or someone you know has one, please respond here when able.
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There was a discussion on this instrument some time ago here: The Singing Treholipee. It doesn't contain any measurements, but there are links to the original patents, which may be of some interest.
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I remember that thread... I think I started that part of it.

Given how often new members orbit in, I was hoping a recent enthusiast may have something to contribute. I'm still holding out hope.
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Re: I Need Measurements For A Treholipee, A 1960s Swaggerty Novelty Uke

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Have you already asked around in ukulele forums? If not, try ukuleleunderground or also Ukulele Hunt here, and of course search and contact owners via YouTube.
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Re: I Need Measurements For A Treholipee, A 1960s Swaggerty Novelty Uke

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I have access to several of them(Polkeleles)
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Re: I Need Measurements For A Treholipee, A 1960s Swaggerty Novelty Uke

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So you did! What measurements are you looking for? You can just about guess at most things from the pictures in that discussion. The rest probably don't matter. Just build one!
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