Bought my Ukue millions of years ago, but doesn't seem to work?

I bought a Ukue a million years ago. This week I found it under a pile of newspapers (also from a million years ago) and I desided to start playing. I took a look a the lessons and when i try to play the notes it makes a horrible sound. I think it has to be its a different size ( a mini Ukulele). Could someone help me?

Ummm, did you tune it sometime in the last million years?

yea i tuned it sounds more like a string breaking than a note.

reesesboyrdee said:

yea i tuned it sounds more like a string breaking than a note.

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I'd replace the strings. Nylon strings don't last for ever, and if it's been a few million years they've probably deteriorated.

What kind of uke is it? How old is it, and what did you tune it to?

I haven't done this in awhile . . .

RyanMFT said:

What kind of uke is it? How old is it, and what did you tune it to?

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Saprano i think ill post a pic when i find my camera, i dont know how old it is i bought it at a pawn shop, G,C,E,A

OldePhart said:

I'd replace the strings. Nylon strings don't last for ever, and if it's been a few million years they've probably deteriorated.

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ok ill try that

Kanaka916 said:

I haven't done this in awhile . . .

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I second that, how can we help without seeing the uke or not even know what brand or size it is...Help us help you...give us some pic's..

A friend sent me an email recently. Had a guitar he hadn't played for a long time. Left it in his basement for a couple of decades. Dug it out last week and took it to a guitar shop. Was told it would cost $150-$200 to restore it to playable state. That's about what the guitar cost when it was new. For some reason he was surprised...

I am reminded of the old motorcycles that periodically emerge under a haystack where they'd been left in some barn. Now rusty, with corroded metal that has frozen the cylinders, and electrical cables eaten by mice, leather and rubber bits falling apart, batteries gummy with age. Treasures for those who have the knack (and money) for restoration, but for the rest of us, they're garage sculptures.

You left a ukulele under a "pile of newspapers" as in a fire trap of old papers piled on top of a delicate musical instrument for what seems to have been several years? A pile of paper hungrily sucking the moisture out of the wood for years while pressing down on the the neck, body and bridge to possibly deform them? And for some reason you're surprised it doesn't play well... I suspect your uke may become a wall hanger soon...