Hi, folks, first post here. I am fixing up an old Harmony Uke for a family member.
Does anyone know an approximate year? Since it so closely matches my Magnatone Varsity amp's grill cloth, I'm guessing 1940s or early '50s.
It has (three) steel strings on it, but I want to know what it should have on it. The strings have dug into the wooden bridge saddle. Would they have been steel or nylon? Would the top string be a higher pitch/light gauge than the next string?
The action is quite high, and the intonation is so bad that the 12th fret harmonic matches pretty close to the note at the 11th fret. (This might be common for these, but is not what I am used to with guitars!)
The tuning pegs are tapered wooden tuners like a violin.
Thanks!
Does anyone know an approximate year? Since it so closely matches my Magnatone Varsity amp's grill cloth, I'm guessing 1940s or early '50s.
It has (three) steel strings on it, but I want to know what it should have on it. The strings have dug into the wooden bridge saddle. Would they have been steel or nylon? Would the top string be a higher pitch/light gauge than the next string?
The action is quite high, and the intonation is so bad that the 12th fret harmonic matches pretty close to the note at the 11th fret. (This might be common for these, but is not what I am used to with guitars!)
The tuning pegs are tapered wooden tuners like a violin.
Thanks!