singsong
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We got this “Nunes” in last Thursday. It is a spectacular soprano made of some of the finest flame Koa I have seen. The only problem is, its to perfect, no dings, dents, scratches, no sign of any wear, no sign of any age with a high gloss finish. Geo does not believe its authentic. The pegs are obviously not original and the finish looks like its sprayed on. It came in a case that is built like an old steamer trunk, metal corners and heavy; about 7 pounds. It is a form fit in the case, made only for this ukulele. The case handle is made of Bakelite we thought that was the smoking gun but our research showed Bakelite came into commercial use in 1907 which would put it in the right era. We can verify the piece is over 35 years old but cannot verify its 100 years old. This is a high quality custom made ukulele with spectacular 100% flaming Koa. Has anyone heard of someone making Nunes replicas? Bev ukulele.mx