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Add historical insight, provenance, and clarity to your instrument with a professionally prepared Certificate of Authenticity / History Summary.
This service provides a certificate-style document confirming your instrument’s identity, construction, period, and historical context, based on physical features, period-correct characteristics, and available evidence.
It is an ideal addition for collectors, private resale, display, gifting, or personal records, offering long-term documentation without assigning a monetary value.
* Due to current demand, this service is presently offered for banjo ukuleles and ukuleles only. *
Professionally written Certificate of Authenticity / History Summary (PDF)
Identification of the instrument (maker, model, type, era where determinable)
Construction and specification overview (materials, features, finish, size)
Notes on originality and period-correct characteristics
Condition summary based on supplied information and visible features
Ownership or background history notes, where information is available
Historical and manufacturing context relevant to the maker and period
Unique certificate reference number
Dated and signed document issued by Alan Yates Music
We will email you a questionnaire along with a request for specific photographs.
Please return the completed questionnaire and requested images together, as this allows the certificate to be prepared efficiently and accurately.
Establishing authenticity and provenance
Personal records and private collections
Supporting private sale descriptions
Historical documentation
Heirloom and family instruments
Owners seeking clarity rather than a monetary value
This service does not include a monetary valuation
The certificate is prepared using available evidence, research, and professional expertise
Where uncertainty exists, this will be clearly stated within the document
All details are documented accurately to the best of our knowledge at the time of issue
This certificate is not intended for insurance, probate, legal, or financial purposes
Processed in order of receipt, subject to workload
If your request is time-sensitive, please contact us before ordering
Add historical insight, provenance, and clarity to your instrument with a professionally prepared Certificate of Authenticity / History Summary.
This service provides a certificate-style document confirming your instrument’s identity, construction, period, and historical context, based on physical features, period-correct characteristics, and available evidence.
It is an ideal addition for collectors, private resale, display, gifting, or personal records, offering long-term documentation without assigning a monetary value.
* Due to current demand, this service is presently offered for banjo ukuleles and ukuleles only. *
Professionally written Certificate of Authenticity / History Summary (PDF)
Identification of the instrument (maker, model, type, era where determinable)
Construction and specification overview (materials, features, finish, size)
Notes on originality and period-correct characteristics
Condition summary based on supplied information and visible features
Ownership or background history notes, where information is available
Historical and manufacturing context relevant to the maker and period
Unique certificate reference number
Dated and signed document issued by Alan Yates Music
We will email you a questionnaire along with a request for specific photographs.
Please return the completed questionnaire and requested images together, as this allows the certificate to be prepared efficiently and accurately.
Establishing authenticity and provenance
Personal records and private collections
Supporting private sale descriptions
Historical documentation
Heirloom and family instruments
Owners seeking clarity rather than a monetary value
This service does not include a monetary valuation
The certificate is prepared using available evidence, research, and professional expertise
Where uncertainty exists, this will be clearly stated within the document
All details are documented accurately to the best of our knowledge at the time of issue
This certificate is not intended for insurance, probate, legal, or financial purposes
Processed in order of receipt, subject to workload
If your request is time-sensitive, please contact us before ordering