G.S.Monroe
Member
Hello everybody. I am in the process of restoring a vintage ukulele. It is currently not in playable condition. Some time in the past somebody tried to put steel ball end strings on it. The bridge failed and seriously split the soundboard, the under bracing & the neck heel. That is all in the process of being fixed. Sadly they drilled the bridge plate and bolted it to the soundboard! This has horribly mangled the original bridge plate and I'm trying to hunt down the correct replacement part.
The ukulele in question is a 2nd gen Lyon & Healy Camp Uke. My research tells me it's a mid 1920's vintage. It seems to be rare enough to be worth restoring.
The ukulele in question is a 2nd gen Lyon & Healy Camp Uke. My research tells me it's a mid 1920's vintage. It seems to be rare enough to be worth restoring.