garyg
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Okay, so I have a few modern and vintage ukes and play them all. All solid body koa or mahogany. What has really surprised me is as far as vintage ukes go, Gretsch seems to make a really good uke and you can still pick them up for a very reasonable price, yet no one seems to talk about their high quality. I have one from the late 30's/40's and one from the 50's early 60's (of course these are approximate dates based on finish, tuners, general appearance, etc. and yes I know that tuners can be changed). I have a Martin 1M from the 40's and a Gibson uke 1 from the 50's and frankly the Gretsch's are not far behind in tone, sustain, durability, etc. I know that these ukes, especially the plain ole Gretsch's were low end ukes but they seem to have aged very well. Am I missing something here?