janeray1940
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Hmmmmm... what could it be?
eBay - "vintage ukulele in the Kamaka style"
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Gmoney
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It's a Franken-maka!! Lots of evidence of multiple substitutions & "repairs"... but hardly worth the title of "Kamaka style". Got to love the 'bay ...
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RyanMFT
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Yeah, they had that on eBay claiming it is a Kamaka a few weeks ago....someone must have given them hell for it.
what is it?
ConspiracyUkeist
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Business as usual on the 'bay. Cool old Kamaka paperwork, but that's obviously a frankenuke.
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Aloha Janeray1940,
Don't think it even resembles a Kamaka in any way...not even close....well maybe the papers are vintage original..ha ha..
Don't think it even resembles a Kamaka in any way...not even close....well maybe the papers are vintage original..ha ha..
mketom
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It's got 4 strings so it's not a little guitar...
So a bent top is indicative of being from the 1940's???
Good thing I am from the '50's.
So a bent top is indicative of being from the 1940's???
Good thing I am from the '50's.
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OldePhart
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BWAAA-HAAAA - "bridge looks like it 'may' have had some work done!"
Not just the bridge - also the neck join - apparently, filling the gap with what looks to be clear silicon RTV is just as good as resetting it. I wonder what the action is like on that baby? Could you slip one pack of cigarettes between the string and 14th fret, or two? LOL
John
Not just the bridge - also the neck join - apparently, filling the gap with what looks to be clear silicon RTV is just as good as resetting it. I wonder what the action is like on that baby? Could you slip one pack of cigarettes between the string and 14th fret, or two? LOL
John
pdxuke
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What a mess.
Teek
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Belly dip and braces visible everywhere so needs hydration; frets set directly in neck plus flat head screws in tuners means likely late 30s-late 40s. Bridge looks like they stuck it back on with Gorilla Glue. Neck kinda looks koa-ish. Pretty deep body. It probably sounded nice when it was new and had its own neck. 
