Super_Dave
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Hi all, I'm looking for some inputs here.
I just bought a vintage (40s or 50s) Martin Soprano on eBay.
It's not in perfect shape, but it for the $310 I paid it's perfect.
Only thing is that I really don't like the tuners. They work (don't slip, etc), but they're just so imprecise compared to the geared tuners I'm used to on my PonoPC.
I imagine there are two real camps here: "never mess with a vintage uke", and "you bought it to play it, so just do what makes it more fun to play."
I have every reason to believe this uke is a player and not worth anything more than I paid for it. It sounds amazing (my first old Martin - it's blowing me away actually), but I don't think it's a real COLLECTOR.
So I'm toying with putting some Gotoh UPTs on it so it's better to tune and play.
Just wondering what you all would do in my place...
Here's the uke, if you're curious: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-ma...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
I just bought a vintage (40s or 50s) Martin Soprano on eBay.
It's not in perfect shape, but it for the $310 I paid it's perfect.
Only thing is that I really don't like the tuners. They work (don't slip, etc), but they're just so imprecise compared to the geared tuners I'm used to on my PonoPC.
I imagine there are two real camps here: "never mess with a vintage uke", and "you bought it to play it, so just do what makes it more fun to play."
I have every reason to believe this uke is a player and not worth anything more than I paid for it. It sounds amazing (my first old Martin - it's blowing me away actually), but I don't think it's a real COLLECTOR.
So I'm toying with putting some Gotoh UPTs on it so it's better to tune and play.
Just wondering what you all would do in my place...
Here's the uke, if you're curious: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-ma...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649