I saw this uke: https://shop.gryphonstrings.com/products/c-1927-soprano-martin-ukulele-1k-50484 and traded in my MM 1181 for it (maybe not the best trade in terms of value.. but my 1181 was taking its own sweet time to sell..)
When I played this uke, it blew me away and since I was in store, I was able to compare it to other vintage ukes. The sound was loud and sweet.
The uke did have many battle scars but it had been played a lot, the first 3-4 frets show the wear. This I guess is a good sign, someone really enjoyed this uke and I can see or rather hear why.
I decided to have this uke refinished by Gryphon strings. The tuners were upgraded to gotoh. Having every thing fixed up and refinished did change the sound a bit, it felt like going from a crazy hairstyle to to a more refined hairstyle.. same person but a bit more composed.
I want this uke to last for another 100 years!
Sound samples coming soon.
When I played this uke, it blew me away and since I was in store, I was able to compare it to other vintage ukes. The sound was loud and sweet.
The uke did have many battle scars but it had been played a lot, the first 3-4 frets show the wear. This I guess is a good sign, someone really enjoyed this uke and I can see or rather hear why.
I decided to have this uke refinished by Gryphon strings. The tuners were upgraded to gotoh. Having every thing fixed up and refinished did change the sound a bit, it felt like going from a crazy hairstyle to to a more refined hairstyle.. same person but a bit more composed.
I want this uke to last for another 100 years!
Sound samples coming soon.
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