brokenwing
Well-known member
Vintage instruments can be a money-pit if you don't buy from someone who really knows what they're doing. Lots of times there are undisclosed issues that the seller didn't know about or understand - which leaves it up to you to do the neck reset/bridge replacement/crack repair, etc.
That's one reason to buy from a reputable dealer. Neil Harpe is one such dealer. They do terrfic repair/restoration and you can be sure he deals honestly and knowledgably. Mostly he deals in vintage Stella guitars, but he's got some others as well as a few ukes, mandolins and banjos.
This one's a cool banjo-uke:
www.stellaguitars.com/banjo6.htm
And then this very nice all koa Oscar Schmidt from the 1920's:
www.stellaguitars.com/schmidt koa uke.htm
That's one reason to buy from a reputable dealer. Neil Harpe is one such dealer. They do terrfic repair/restoration and you can be sure he deals honestly and knowledgably. Mostly he deals in vintage Stella guitars, but he's got some others as well as a few ukes, mandolins and banjos.
This one's a cool banjo-uke:
www.stellaguitars.com/banjo6.htm
And then this very nice all koa Oscar Schmidt from the 1920's:
www.stellaguitars.com/schmidt koa uke.htm