banjolele project

I just finished cleaning up an old S.S. Stewart Collegian banjolele. I added new aquila banjolele strings, replaced the friction tuners, and added a strap nut. I like it a lot, but I can't figure out if I want to keep it with the idea of a new mainland concert coming out soon. For now, though, I can't put it down.

Keep it, they're awesome.

I've got a similar banjo uke, just a different color. From what I could find researching, these were actually made by Slingerland. The model was called "May-bell," but Slingerland sold a lot them out to various distribution companies who often put their own label on them.

Yours looks to be in great condition, cherish it.

On a side note, I had to build a compensated bridge to get the intonation acceptable. Hows yours? There's a thread about my bridge here:
http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18003

etkre said:

On a side note, I had to build a compensated bridge to get the intonation acceptable. Hows yours? There's a thread about my bridge here:
http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18003

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I saw that thread yesterday night and was in awe of that little bridge you made. There's no way I could do anything like it, great job! Fortunately, while the intonation on mine isn't perfect, it seems to be good. I'm just a hair outside of green here and there on my tuner, but for something more than 3 times older than me, I can't complain in the least

I've got three banjo-ukes at the moment and play one of them alot. For some songs they add just the right touch. If you start playing with others, the banjo-uke is loud enough to be heard even with a bunch of guitar players. If you play with other ukuleles, it will stand out but still blend in with the other ukes.

pretty much all i've been playing lately is my old banjolele.