Ukecaster
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I've heard good things about these vintage Favilla ukes. I spotted one on a guitar store website nearby, and since I would be passing by, decided to check it out. I wasn't very hopeful, from the beaten & bloodied pics, but you never know. It was selling for $139.00. Well, despite the shabby condition, and with the G string missing, it still had very sweet hog soprano tone, and loud too. Surprisingly no cracks on the front, but 2 on the back, and what looks like a big chunk replaced, couldn't quite figure that out, as there was nothing that could be felt with a fingernail at that chunk spot. The killer was the neck angle: very high action at 12th, and you could sight down the neck and see it had been pulling up for decades, needed a neck reset for sure. If it wasn't for that, I might have grabbed it. Oh well.
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