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made |
info
updated 28/10/2011 |
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U.A.C. |
1920s |
U.A.C brand
guitars ? a distributor
brand made by Oscar Schmidt and others. [Source: Vintage Guitar Price Guide
]
Example
http://www.vintagebluesguitars.com/pages/UACHawaiian.html |
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Uchida
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Mitsuhiro ‘Micky’ Uchida, Japan
Guitarbench profile |
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Ukeleles by
Kawika |
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see
K for Kawika |
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Ultra |
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by Ovation,
made in USA
Image eBay:
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Unicon
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Unicon brand guitars were
made by Venlonia
http://www.daisybelle.nl/nedgit.htm |
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Unicord |
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Unicord was the company which
owned the Univox brand.
Reviews are at Harmony Central
see
Univox |
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Unique
Guitars |
2003-? |
Luthier Joey Rico, California USA.
Joey is the son of Bernie Rico, founder of BC Rich
uguitar web
site not available post 2006. Following and image from archive:
Unique pricelist 2006
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Unisynth
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Unisynth Electronic guitar model
XG-1 Designed by Suzuki Corporation USA, made by Comnics
Corporation Japan. Images ebay Oct 2011
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United |
1940s |
United brand instruments were made in 1940s in
Elizabeth, New Jersey [Source: Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars
] According to
Michael Wright, United also made Orpheum guitars - possibly in
the 1950s. United was the successor to the Oscar Schmidt
Company [Source:
My Rare
Guitars] |
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Unity |
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see Jubal |
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Univox

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1964-1982 |
In the early 1960s the Unicord
Corporation, purchased the Amplifier Corporation of America of
Westbury, New York. They marketed amplifiers under the Univox
name The company was purchased by Gulf + Western in 1967. Guitar
making moved to Japan 1975 to 1982. Production under the Univox
name was halted after a fire at the Matsumoku factory.
Instruments were then made in Korea under the name Westbury. The
Unicord Corporation was purchased by Korg in 1985,ending the
line for good. [Source:
wikipedia]
http://www.univox.org/guitars/
http://members.tripod.com/~ifumust/univox.html
http://www.minegitarer.com/vintageguitars.htm
Univox catalogs
http://www.univox.org/catalogs/
Warning re:
Univox counterfeits
http://www.univox.org/guitars/counterfeit.html
Forum
http://www.matsumoku.org/ggboard/index.php
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Univox
see Unicord
Images eBay:

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Paul Unkert
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current |
UNK Guitars by
Paul Unkert,
Tom's River, New Jersey
Image
Rare Guitars UK
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Un Sung |
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Un Sung are a
Koren guitar manufacturer. One of their brands is Silver
Star. |
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Upfold Guitars
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Craig Upfold
makes custom guitars, South Tacoma, New South Wales, Australia. |
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Ural
Guitars
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Ural guitars - made in Russia.
http://www.cheesyguitars.com/ural.html

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Urlacher
guitars |
2002 to present |
"I
started building steel string guitars at the beginning of 2002.
My guitars are made in the Pacific Northwest;
Eugene, Oregon,
USA.
Each guitar has a label ( viewed from the
soundhole) that indicates the date, model, guitar number in that
series and overall guitar number."
[Source:
Rebecca Urlacher, Luthier,
email 12/7/2008 ] |
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USA Custom
Guitars |
1999 to present |
Tacoma, Washington, USA |
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US Strad |
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US Strad, vintage parlor guitar
made in USA pre World War II.
Images US Strad guitar eBay;
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US Masters Guitar Works |
current |
Middleton,
Wisconsin, USA
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/U.S.+Masters |
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Frank Usher
Guitars |
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"So far I've made 45 instruments,
all one off's for specific buyers, none of which are numbered or
dated. This information is with me at the workshop, noted in a
book. All are with their original purchasers except one l/h
strat, sold when the owner was broke, a 5 string bass stolen in
France, and a guitar and bass lost in the states when the rep
died windsurfing. " [Source: Frank, email 3/4/2008] |
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Trevor Usher |
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Trevor Usher, guitars made in Wales UK |