My darling wife got me a Camp Uke for Christmas.
I believe it is “Lyon Healy Camp Uke” from what I could find. They were made in the 30’s & 40’s. It has the number 7240 on the neck block so is probably a later one.
It came without tuners (I had a couple sets already), two cracks by the sound hole and some separation on the back. I have made a uke before and have worked with hot hide glue so this isn’t that big of deal
I put some used strings on it and was pleased to find that the frets were fine. No buzzing at all. The action is a bit high up the neck. The strings are at 5mm at the 12th fret. Since I won’t be selling my wife’s gift I will probably shave down the bridge to get the strings down some.
It has plenty of “warts and all” which adds to its character. KVL decided to put a decal on the neck and Rob scratched his name on the back. It definitely sounds more like a banjolele that a standard uke. It should be lots of fun. I told my wife that I now need a canoe and a straw hat! Maybe next year.
If anyone can point me towards someone with more info on this uke, I would greatly appreciate it.
I believe it is “Lyon Healy Camp Uke” from what I could find. They were made in the 30’s & 40’s. It has the number 7240 on the neck block so is probably a later one.
It came without tuners (I had a couple sets already), two cracks by the sound hole and some separation on the back. I have made a uke before and have worked with hot hide glue so this isn’t that big of deal
I put some used strings on it and was pleased to find that the frets were fine. No buzzing at all. The action is a bit high up the neck. The strings are at 5mm at the 12th fret. Since I won’t be selling my wife’s gift I will probably shave down the bridge to get the strings down some.
It has plenty of “warts and all” which adds to its character. KVL decided to put a decal on the neck and Rob scratched his name on the back. It definitely sounds more like a banjolele that a standard uke. It should be lots of fun. I told my wife that I now need a canoe and a straw hat! Maybe next year.
If anyone can point me towards someone with more info on this uke, I would greatly appreciate it.
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