Ukulele Jim
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Hi gang. I've got an odd ukulele that I need some help with. It's a nice looking, good sounding zebrawood ukulele. It's one of my favorites, so I want to try to resolve a few things about it.
1. Who made it? It has no identifiable markings other than a pineapple on the headstock and a sticker in the sound hole that reads only "A gift from Hawaii" and nothing more (see pic).
2. The tuners need to go! This is a soprano with a concert neck, so maybe it's supposed to be a little top-heavy on the neck side. But the tuners on this are these really heavy metal geared tuners that literally weigh more than the rest of the ukulele. They throw the balance of the instrument off considerably. The problem is that the shaft(?) of the tuner that goes through the headstock is incredibly wide. The diameter is so wide that any kind of replacement tuner I've seen doesn't fit, they don't touch the sides of the hole. Does this make sense? So how do I resolve this? Ideally I'd like to try some pegheads but I don't know if/how they'll fit. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
1. Who made it? It has no identifiable markings other than a pineapple on the headstock and a sticker in the sound hole that reads only "A gift from Hawaii" and nothing more (see pic).
2. The tuners need to go! This is a soprano with a concert neck, so maybe it's supposed to be a little top-heavy on the neck side. But the tuners on this are these really heavy metal geared tuners that literally weigh more than the rest of the ukulele. They throw the balance of the instrument off considerably. The problem is that the shaft(?) of the tuner that goes through the headstock is incredibly wide. The diameter is so wide that any kind of replacement tuner I've seen doesn't fit, they don't touch the sides of the hole. Does this make sense? So how do I resolve this? Ideally I'd like to try some pegheads but I don't know if/how they'll fit. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
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