Jose do Espirito Santo soprano Ukulele

This historic ukulele was made in the mid 1880's by famed luthier Jose do Espírito Santo ; Espirito Santo came to Hawaii from Madeira on the Ravenscrag in August of 1879 along with Augusto Dias and Manuel Nunes.  All three were cabinet makers but were contracted to work on the sugar plantations and after they fulfilled their contracts all three settled down in Honolulu and were instrumental in the introduction of a new instrument they all had a part in inventing called the ukulele.

Not for sale currently in my private collection.