John Croft, Glan Tanat, Llanyblodwel, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 8NQ, England.
Tel: (+44) 01691 828850
Email: theukuleleman.com@gmail.com
Over 45 years of Experience and Expertise with Ukuleles and Banjo Ukes.
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STILL SEARCHING FOR THAT A1 UKE?

… YOU’VE FOUND
THE RIGHT PLACE.
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VALUATIONS
Email me photos of your instrument plus a brief but accurate guide to its condition and I will try to give you an accurate up-to-date valuation. The above service is free.
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If you would like a comprehensive written and signed valuation for insurance purposes, please contact me for details. Tel: 01691 828850.
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Are You Searching For A Particular Instrument?
Always let me know if you are looking for an instrument that I do not currently have listed for sale and I’ll do my best to find you a really good example.
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SELLING AN INSTRUMENT?
If you have a nice instrument that you are thinking of selling and you would like to sell it on my website, please telephone me on
(+44) 01691 828850
or email me at theukuleleman.com@gmail.com
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I am always looking to sell good quality Banjo Ukes and Ukuleles as well as other nice instruments.
Banjo Ukes of particular interest include those made by
LUDWIG
GIBSON
ABBOTT
BACON
BACON & DAY
MARKENDALE
DALLAS
SLINGERLAND
and
DAVIDSON
Ukuleles of particular interest
include those made by
C. F. MARTIN & Co.
NATIONAL
GIBSON
DE VEKEY
KAMAKA
S. S. STEWART
LA FOLEY
DAVIDSON
HOWLETT
and
ARIA.
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I have been interested in Ukuleles and Banjo Ukes for more years than I care to remember. For many years it was always very difficult to find good quality instruments, so when I started my website in early January 2001 my aim was to try to provide excellent quality instruments of all ages and across all price ranges, which is something that I continue to try very hard to do.
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*** Copyright ***
All Rights Reserved
This website and all of its contents (past and present) are owned by John Croft (full contact details shown below ‘The Ukulele Man’ banner at the top of every page).
None of the contents of this website (past or present) may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without first obtaining written permission from the owner and producer of this website and its contents, John Croft.
Site Design & Build by John Croft.
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QUICK DIARY
DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND
I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE TWO MORE
‘BANJOLELE DAY’ MEETINGS
Saturday 7th October 2023.
Saturday 17th February 2024
(Doors open 10.30am & close at 10.30pm)
at
The Sweeney Country House Hotel
Oswestry,
Shropshire,
SY10 9EU.
* Places Limited
Due To Size Of Room
Full details about these events are available by clicking HERE.
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Ukulele Society of Great Britain
A bi-annual get together for anyone interested in the Ukulele or the Banjo Uke.
Meeting Date for 2024
Sunday 7th April 2024
at
Digswell Village Hall,
30, Harmer Green Lane,
Digswell,
Welwyn,
Hertfordshire,
AL6 0AT.
* Only 5 minutes from Junction 6 of the A1(M).
* Just 50 metres from Welwyn North Railway Station.
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MIDLANDS BANJO FESTIVAL
2023
SATURDAY 21ST OCTOBER
The Bosworth Hall Hotel,
The Park,
Market Bosworth,
Nuneaton CV13 0LP.
Phone: 0871 222 0089
12pm to 5pm
All styles of Banjo playing welcome.
Organized by Keith Wilson
Tel. 01132 588243 for details.
Or Email: keithbanjowilson74@gmail.com
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*** FOR AN UPDATE ON THE 'BANJOLELE DAY', SEE 'LATEST NEWS' BELOW. * NEXT FEBRUARY'S MEETING IS ALREADY ALMOST THREE-QUARTERS FULL (MAXIMUM CAPACITY 40) SO DON'T HANG AROUND TOO LONG BEFORE GETTING YOUR NAME ON MY LIST. ALL WELCOME. ***
*** LATEST NEWS ***
‘BANJOLELE DAY’ UPDATE
(SATURDAY 7TH OCTOBER)
PLEASE CLICK HERE.
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WORLD BANJO UKULELE DAY
IS ON ITS WAY!
For more details please click HERE.
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THE
BANJO UKULELE SOCIETY
(Open to all ages and all musical tastes)
IF YOU PLAY OR HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE BANJO UKE (OR THE UKULELE) THEN CHECK OUT THIS EXCELLENT NEW SOCIETY.
For further information please click HERE.
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LATEST SALES
SOLD: ‘BABY’ ABBOTT Banjo Uke (c.1979).
SOLD: ABBOTT ‘MONARCH’ Banjo Uke (1974).
SOLD: DALLAS ‘C’ MODEL Banjo Uke (c.1945).
SOLD: C. F. MARTIN & Co. STYLE 1K Soprano Ukulele (c.1920).
SOLD: MARKENDALE UB-2 COPY Banjo Uke. (1992).
SOLD: JOSE FERNANDEZ Tenor Ukulele (c.1930).
SOLD: Pre-War ABBOTT ‘MONARCH’ Banjo Uke (c.1927).
SOLD: STROMBERG-VOISINET Banjo Uke (c.1930).
SOLD: Pre-War ABBOTT ‘WILL VAN ALLEN’ Banjo Uke (c.1926).
SOLD: CARTWRIGHT Banjo Uke (c.2016).
SOLD: LUDWIG WENDELL HALL Professional Banjo Uke (c.1927).
SOLD: ABBOTT ‘MONARCH’ Banjo Uke (March 1973).
SOLD: LUDWIG WENDELL HALL Professional Banjo Uke (c.1927).
SOLD: WINDSOR ‘WHIRLE’ No.7 Banjo Uke (c.1929).
SOLD: LUDWIG ‘Wendell Hall’ Banjo Uke (c.1927).
SOLD: Gold-plated DALLAS ‘D’ MODEL Banjo Uke (c.1940).
SOLD: Original Style Gold-Plated DALLAS ‘E’ MODEL Banjo Uke (1938).
SOLD: ‘BIG RESONATOR’ GIBSON UB-3 Banjo Uke (c.1927)(2).
SOLD: ‘BIG RESONATOR’ GIBSON UB-3 Banjo Uke (c.1927)(1).
SOLD: BEDDOES ‘NEW CONCERT’ LUDWIG STYLE Banjo Uke (c.1980)
SOLD: DALLAS ‘D’ MODEL Banjo Uke (1938).
SOLD: GIBSON UB-4 Banjo Uke (1935)
SOLD: LUDWIG ‘DISPLAY MODEL’ Banjo Uke (1927)
SOLD: GIBSON UB-2 Banjo Uke (c.1926).
SOLD: DALLAS ‘B’ MODEL Banjo Uke (c.1950).
SOLD: ABBOTT ‘MONARCH’ De-Luxe Banjo Uke (March 1974).
SOLD: RON SPIERS Banjo Uke (c.1976).
SOLD: DALLAS ‘D’ MODEL Banjo Uke (c.1939).
SOLD: CLIFFORD ESSEX DE-LUXE Banjo Uke (c.1930).
SOLD: C. F. MARTIN & Co. STYLE 2M SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1927).
SOLD: C. F. MARTIN & Co. STYLE 1M SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1924).
SOLD: C. F. MARTIN & Co. 000-28 Re-Imagined Acoustic Guitar (c.2018).
SOLD: MUSIMA Banjo Uke (c.2015)
SOLD: DALLAS ‘D’ MODEL Banjo Uke (c.1940)
SOLD: ABBOTT ‘MONARCH’ Banjo Uke (Bottom Tension) (1973)
SOLD: GEORGE FORMBY OWNED ‘CHINESE DECORATED’ Banjo Uke
SOLD: DALLAS ‘E’ MODEL Banjo Uke (c.1938)
SOLD: LUDWIG ‘Wendell Hall’ Banjo Uke (c.1927)
SOLD: GIBSON UB-3 Banjo Uke (c.1927)
SOLD: PRE-WAR ABBOTT ‘MONARCH’ Banjo Uke (c.1927) with Original Case.
SOLD: C. F. MARTIN & Co. STYLE 5K SOPRANO UKULELE (c.1928).
SOLD: JOHN GREY ‘ROY SMECK’
SUPER MODEL
Banjo Uke (c.1933).
SOLD: CARTWRIGHT Banjo Uke (Gibson UB-2/3 Style) (c.1995)
SOLD: ‘Big Resonator’ GIBSON UB-3 Banjo Uke (c. 1927)
SOLD: LUDWIG ‘DISPLAY MODEL’ Banjo Uke (1927)
SOLD: LUDWIG Banjo Uke (1929)
SOLD: SLINGERLAND ‘MAY-BELL’ Banjo Uke (Model 024) (c.1927)
SOLD: DALLAS ‘C’ MODEL Banjo Uke (c.1939)
SOLD: GIBSON UB-5 Banjo Uke (1928)
SOLD: ‘Big Resonator’ GIBSON UB-3 Banjo Uke (c.1927)
SOLD: GEORGE FORMBY OWNED DOOR (From the ‘Chinese Room’ in his house ‘Beryldene’ in Little Singleton, Lancashire)
SOLD: LUDWIG WENDELL HALL Professional Banjo Uke (c.1927)
SOLD: ABBOTT ‘MONARCH’ Banjo Uke (c.1927)
SOLD: GIBSON UB-3 Banjo Uke (c.1927)
SOLD: GROVER Banjo Uke (1981)
SOLD: GIBSON UB-2 Banjo Uke (c.1928)
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