Strumdaddy
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Well - he didn't actually come here, but at least one of his ukes did.
A work colleague brought in a uke that her ex-husband's Grandfather owned. They were a wealthy family from Brisbane and had been on a cruise to Hawaii. He became enamored of ukulele and - after a quick visit to Paul Summers shop in the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, brought back a uke and instruction book (I got the book too)
He loved to strum, but his wife was very controlling and didn't appreciate his little hobby. One day she got mad at him and smashed his beloved uke over his head. It sat in a cupboard for 80 years.
My friend found it and kept it till she heard I was into ukes so brought it in to show me. She was going to hang it on a wall but gave it to me because I might get it fixed and play it - in honour of Frank - the original owner, and in spite of his wife's violent reaction to his playing.
So I took it to a good restorer http://guitarrepairers.com/ and instructed him to bring her back to life!
In addition to the smashed back the neck is warped too, but everything is fixable in the end.
Here's the "before", I'll post the "afters" in a few weeks. Can't wait to strum "On the Beach at Waikiki" on it - for Frank...
A work colleague brought in a uke that her ex-husband's Grandfather owned. They were a wealthy family from Brisbane and had been on a cruise to Hawaii. He became enamored of ukulele and - after a quick visit to Paul Summers shop in the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, brought back a uke and instruction book (I got the book too)
He loved to strum, but his wife was very controlling and didn't appreciate his little hobby. One day she got mad at him and smashed his beloved uke over his head. It sat in a cupboard for 80 years.
My friend found it and kept it till she heard I was into ukes so brought it in to show me. She was going to hang it on a wall but gave it to me because I might get it fixed and play it - in honour of Frank - the original owner, and in spite of his wife's violent reaction to his playing.
So I took it to a good restorer http://guitarrepairers.com/ and instructed him to bring her back to life!
In addition to the smashed back the neck is warped too, but everything is fixable in the end.
Here's the "before", I'll post the "afters" in a few weeks. Can't wait to strum "On the Beach at Waikiki" on it - for Frank...