Post war George Formby Dallas-B

Here we have a late model Dallas-B. Slightly different from the pre-war models, i believe they were made by George Houghton & sons after the war.

The resonator attaches with 4 small screws into the flange on the post war model, and there is no perch pole inside the pot. The finish on the later models was a thick bright red finish too.

When this uke arrived at the restoration barn it was in a very poor state with a battered fretboard and very worn finish.

I removed the remains of the original finish and polished the hardware. New tuners were fitted and the resonator was repaired. A slight red stain was added before finishing the uke with Tru-oil.
A very pleasing restoration to one of my favourite ukes.

Slight wear to fretboard

John Grey "Roy Smeck De-luxe"

This uke is made by English maker John Grey, branded with Roy Smeck De-luxe badge.
There are 3 or 4 ukes in this endorsed range. This, the deluxe maybe the top of the range model.
Fairly basic uke with standard John Grey hardware fitted.
The pot & resonator have a nice veneer, adding a bit extra above the standard models.
Interesting flange design, razor sharp as usual too! the fretboard is inlaid with markers, and finished with a cream binding which matches the finish on the resonator.
The uke is similar in size and weight to a Dallas-C. Plays well with the usual British uke Woolly tone.
Fairly rare, i haven't seen too many of these around.

Simple design

Nice grain showing on the veneer.

Ornate and unusual model.