Hello again - Been a while.
I wanted to post an update on the status of my tenor that I originally posted about nearly a year ago. I was reluctant to follow up sooner because of some flack that I took due to the fact that I don’t have a lot of post count here. Apparently, that was viewed by some to be me looking for a forum just to grind an axe which I assure you is not the point.
Anyway, the pic labeled as '2 weeks' was taken at the time of my original post showing the crack that developed within ~2 weeks of my taking delivery. I showed this around and was told that the glue joint is defective and that short of sending it back to the builder for repair, the only thing to do was to try to rehumidify the uke and close the joint. I don't see how rehumidifying will fully seal the joint, and after ~1 year of maintaining it at ~45-50% RH in the closed case, the pic labeled as '1 yr' shows the current condition.
I did spend a lot for this uke, and for it to develop a substantial split in the top like this within 2 weeks after taking delivery while in the case with humidifier during that entire time is just not right.
This should be a warranty issue, but the builder takes zero responsibility, does not stand by his work, and has gone dark. Sorry to say, but IMO, this is unconscionable. Barring the ability to get anywhere with the builder, I’d appreciate any advice of suggestions that you may have. Feel free to contact me either online of offline as you see fit.
Thanks for listening.
Steve in MD