JamieFromOntario
Well-known member
Howdy everyone!
I think I have something that is both exciting (what it is) and unfortunate (the condition it's in) to share.
I have seen this uke around my parents' house all my life. It is my understanding that it was bought by my grandmother (born in 1909) in the '30s, though I have no proof but my father's recollections; my grandmother passed away several years ago.
This uke has never been playable in my lifetime. I believe too that it has been refinished with some sort of varnish.
There are numerous cracks in the body, the neck is starting to separate from the body and the rope binding in one corner has been replaced (or so it seems). I have tried to capture all of this in the photos.
It looks to me like it is an old Nunes model - one of the fancier ones - since it has the rope binding.
My guess that it is beyond hope of restoration or that restoration would cost more than the uke is worth.
Take a look and see what you think.
I think I have something that is both exciting (what it is) and unfortunate (the condition it's in) to share.
I have seen this uke around my parents' house all my life. It is my understanding that it was bought by my grandmother (born in 1909) in the '30s, though I have no proof but my father's recollections; my grandmother passed away several years ago.
This uke has never been playable in my lifetime. I believe too that it has been refinished with some sort of varnish.
There are numerous cracks in the body, the neck is starting to separate from the body and the rope binding in one corner has been replaced (or so it seems). I have tried to capture all of this in the photos.
It looks to me like it is an old Nunes model - one of the fancier ones - since it has the rope binding.
My guess that it is beyond hope of restoration or that restoration would cost more than the uke is worth.
Take a look and see what you think.