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Hi everyone!
I'm writing to ask for some help in identifying the relative value (or worthlessness ) of a vintage ukulele I bought off ebay last year.
It was advertised by the seller as being a mint condition vintage Mauna Loa, supposedly made from mango and dating back to the 1940's. The wood is hard for me to really identify as both the body and neck look to have been refinished (and very well too). Everything else about it looks great to the eye, though there is a bit of the cream binding beginning to separate at the waist. It is incredibly light. It plays well.
Anyone know anything about the Mauna Loa brand of ukuleles? Do I have a piece of trash or treasure??? And, more generally, what in your thinking determines whether a uke is something to treasure or, dare I say it, something to trash?
I'll include some pics so you can see the uke I'm talking about. Any help here is much appreciated. Truth is, I've been thinking of selling it on but I don't want to do myself or anyone else a bum deal by setting a price too high or low.
Cheers and thanks much! eugene
I'm writing to ask for some help in identifying the relative value (or worthlessness ) of a vintage ukulele I bought off ebay last year.
It was advertised by the seller as being a mint condition vintage Mauna Loa, supposedly made from mango and dating back to the 1940's. The wood is hard for me to really identify as both the body and neck look to have been refinished (and very well too). Everything else about it looks great to the eye, though there is a bit of the cream binding beginning to separate at the waist. It is incredibly light. It plays well.
Anyone know anything about the Mauna Loa brand of ukuleles? Do I have a piece of trash or treasure??? And, more generally, what in your thinking determines whether a uke is something to treasure or, dare I say it, something to trash?
I'll include some pics so you can see the uke I'm talking about. Any help here is much appreciated. Truth is, I've been thinking of selling it on but I don't want to do myself or anyone else a bum deal by setting a price too high or low.
Cheers and thanks much! eugene
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