BigD
Well-known member
So earlier in the year i purchased an old 1950's baritone ukulele from member dhoneisch. Lived near enough, met him at the gas station in my home town as he was nice enough to come all the way to me! Loved the uke immediately, had all non-wound aquila reds, sounded great! I vaguely remember hearing like a slight shift in the uke, scrapping, maybe a brace moving slightly, had no idea really and wasnt concerned. I never heard it again, nothing sounded off or different so i just passed it off as either my mind or it rubbing against my shirt or something. Well i was swinging it around the other day (not in an unsafe manner, more of a, im singing marvin gaye and gettin down kinda way) and i heard a scrap then small thunk. I kinda poked around inside then finally got a small light inside and noticed a piece of paper/maybe cardboard? Loosened the strings a got a small pair of pliers in there and pulled out a piece of paper!! It was very damaged and falling apart but it said in bold letters across the top " How To Tune Your Arthur Godfrey Ukulele" had some different chord charts and small progressions for easy songs, was pretty neat! Im sure its just some kind of old box insert or something but it was pretty interesting! I know Dan did some work on it and who knows how many other people have had it in their hands and never had any idea it was inside there! I imagine it was put in there by the original owner, would make sense. Has anyone seen something like this before? Im half asleep so pictures wont be here till tomorrow!