Hi Jake- thanks for the reply. The reason I'm especially interested in this uke is because I bought it once before, myself! Back in May 2010 I won this ukulele on ebay (I love the deluxe Harmony appointments... that flamey mahogany... the MOTS fretboard & headstock veneer, etc). My intention was to get it fixed up, but it was beyond anything I could do myself, and my local luthier has done some very disappointing work in the recent past. My OTHER local luthier is absolutely brilliant, but is way to expensive to use for anything but a very high-end instrument.
Finally this year in a massive, life-altering purge, I decided to get rid of all my project ukes. Rather than drag out the process through ebay (and risk never purging), I decided to sell them at our big yard sale, and give some unsuspecting ukulele hunter the thrill that I have sought (in vain) for years every time I drive by a yard sale... hoping to see a vintage ukulele out on the lawn with a next-to-nothing price tag. I displayed 5 ukuleles (including the Rotary), all needing some degree of attention, with prices from $10-$15 each.To my surprise, the day wore on, and people walked by the ukes, paying them no heed... after a while I marked them all down to $5 each... STILL no interest! I couldn't believe it. Not wanting to restock my closet with these project ukuleles, and wanting to bring nothing back home from the sale, I eventually sold them to the only person who inquired about them at the end of the day- all 5 ukes for $15 (he tried to talk me down to $14, but that's where I drew the line). 8^)
The buyer barely spoke any English, and I didn't know what he had planned for the ukes, but about a day later, I was surprised to see 4 of the 5 pop up on ebay. The buyer had evidently sold them to someone else... they were well described, and the seller seemed to have a pretty good idea what they had. The coolest uke in the lot by far was the Rotary, and I now see that it went to you! Honestly, I can't think of a happier outcome for this ukulele, which really deserved to be restored. I've checked out your site numerous times, and I'm just tickled pink to learn that you ended up buying and this ukulele and nursing it back to health. Wonderful work you're doing, bringing these instruments back to life. I think your price is extremely fair, and this ukulele should make someone very happy. I'd love to strum it and hear it in it's new incarnation. Congratulations on the restoration, and thanks for posting!