A few days ago, I won an eBay auction for a Pono PT-8 solid mahogany 8 string tenor, and I was excited to be getting a solid wood 8-string. The ukulele is here now, but to my great disappointment it has a crooked bridge!
In addition, there's what appears to be dried glue along the bottom edge of the bridge.
This problem wasn't disclosed in the listing for ukulele and the only photo of the front was taken at an angle that makes it difficult to to tell that the bridge is crooked.
I'm not even sure if the seller knew the bridge was crooked, and I'm not sure whether this flaw is structural or only cosmetic, but I wouldn't have bought the ukulele if I'd known about the problem, so I'm emailing the seller to let him know that I'd like to return the ukulele for a full refund. Too bad ... the ukulele is pretty and it sounds nice. I guess if I ever buy another ukulele from a private seller on eBay, I should ask for more photos.
In addition, there's what appears to be dried glue along the bottom edge of the bridge.
This problem wasn't disclosed in the listing for ukulele and the only photo of the front was taken at an angle that makes it difficult to to tell that the bridge is crooked.
I'm not even sure if the seller knew the bridge was crooked, and I'm not sure whether this flaw is structural or only cosmetic, but I wouldn't have bought the ukulele if I'd known about the problem, so I'm emailing the seller to let him know that I'd like to return the ukulele for a full refund. Too bad ... the ukulele is pretty and it sounds nice. I guess if I ever buy another ukulele from a private seller on eBay, I should ask for more photos.