arashi_nero
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Last week, the library where we host our uke club asked me to call a guy who was asking about the club. When I called the guy, he told me he had a banjo uke he had just fixed up and wanted to sell it for $30. I told him I would take it and the wife said for that price, I had no reason not to buy it.
Well, I went today to pick it up and the guys said the skin was ripped and he felt bad selling it and just gave it to me. I offered to pay anyway, but he wouldn't take my money.
After I got home, I looked up the brand here on UU and it has mixed reviews. The uke is a vintage Dixie cast aluminum. Now I guess I have uke older than my dad's soprano. I just wish I could find out exactly when this uke was made. Sounds like Dixie ukes were made between 1930 and the late 1950s. Anyway, I pulled it apart and cleaned it up and it is in really good shape for a nearly 70 year old uke.
Now comes the question part. Where would I buy a new skin for the uke? Also, I noticed there are "banjo uke" strings on eBay. Do you have to buy special strings for the uke or is regular soprano strings just fine?
I will post up pics tomorrow!
Well, I went today to pick it up and the guys said the skin was ripped and he felt bad selling it and just gave it to me. I offered to pay anyway, but he wouldn't take my money.
After I got home, I looked up the brand here on UU and it has mixed reviews. The uke is a vintage Dixie cast aluminum. Now I guess I have uke older than my dad's soprano. I just wish I could find out exactly when this uke was made. Sounds like Dixie ukes were made between 1930 and the late 1950s. Anyway, I pulled it apart and cleaned it up and it is in really good shape for a nearly 70 year old uke.
Now comes the question part. Where would I buy a new skin for the uke? Also, I noticed there are "banjo uke" strings on eBay. Do you have to buy special strings for the uke or is regular soprano strings just fine?
I will post up pics tomorrow!