KovacikGuitars offers this new old stock 1960s era Martin soprano ukulele body that wasobtained from the shop of a retired factory employee (Paul Berger)who worked at Martin from the 60s-90s. The body was assembled at the Martin factory but never completed, I suspect that the binding was done at the shop of the employee/luthier who obtained the body from Martin. The body is all mahoganyand exhibits typical Martin construction inside and out. The lowerbout width is 6 7/16”, upper bout is 5 1/16”, length is 9 7/16”,depth at the dovetail block is 2” and the depth at the end block is2 5/16”. It is stamped with the Martin stamp inside the back andhas the “Made in USA” stamp, which would date it post 1963. Thebinding is white with 4 ply black/white/black/white purfling, whichdoesn't match style 3 perfectly, as style 3 has 5 ply purfling, butit is closer to style 3 than any other binding style. The pearlaccent at the center joint of the top is not Martin spec, and I canonly assume that this was done by the luthier from which I obtainedthe body. Some of the binding is loose and will need to be reglued. One of the back braces is loose on one end but all of the rest of thebraces seem solid. The body is free of cracks or any damage of anykind. The body has some glue slop from the gluing of the bindingthat needs to be cleaned up and also some dirt and staining from whoknows what, but it looks like it'll clean up well with a little lightsanding and scraping of the binding. Questions? Email me, butplease do so as early in the listing as possible and BEFORE you offer.I will answer all questions, but cannot guarantee an answer beforethe close of offerding if you wait until the final hours to send yourinquiry. Payment: Payment is expected via Paypalwithin 5 days of the close of offerding unless other arrangements aremade BEFORE YOU offer. If you cannot pay within 5 days of the endof the sale please do not offer. Buyers within the continentalUS pay $15 for UPS ground shipping. If you are not happy withthat shipping rate please do not offer. IF ACTUAL SHIPPING TURNS OUT TOBE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ONCE THE PACKAGE HAS SHIPPED I WILL REFUND THEDIFFERENCE. Buyers from AK or HI please email with your addressfor a shipping quote. NYS buyers must pay 8% state sales tax.THIS ITEM OFFERED FOR U.S. BUYERS ONLY, NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPINGOFFERED. RETURNS: I will only accept returns under thecondition that the item is demonstrably different than has beendescribed in this listing. In such a case the buyer must contact mebefore returning the item to discuss and resolve the situation. I've been dealing instruments on for nearly 20 years and have aperfect response record, and I'm committed to continuing to provideexcellent instruments and great service.