I recently became the new owner of a somewhat-neglected Kumalae. I don't know much about it, but it appears to be a 'Model 22', with the fancier rosette, but no binding around the body.
Overall it's in mediocre shape, with a fairly large crack that has been repaired at some point. The top has a pretty severe warp around the sound hole too, but I'm hoping it might flatten a bit when I get strings on it. I should be able to tell how well the crack was repaired at that point too... The neck looks very straight.
I have one question about the tuners. From what I read here, wooden friction pegs are standard, but I thought I read somewhere that metal tuners could be ordered as an option from the factory. This uke has metal tuners, but they appear to be pretty old, and I can't see any evidence that the anything has been modified. Does anyone know what 'original' metal tuners look like, or have any way to tell if these have been put in after-the-fact?
marky-d
Overall it's in mediocre shape, with a fairly large crack that has been repaired at some point. The top has a pretty severe warp around the sound hole too, but I'm hoping it might flatten a bit when I get strings on it. I should be able to tell how well the crack was repaired at that point too... The neck looks very straight.
I have one question about the tuners. From what I read here, wooden friction pegs are standard, but I thought I read somewhere that metal tuners could be ordered as an option from the factory. This uke has metal tuners, but they appear to be pretty old, and I can't see any evidence that the anything has been modified. Does anyone know what 'original' metal tuners look like, or have any way to tell if these have been put in after-the-fact?
marky-d