oldetymey
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Hey guys, havent posted in a while, kind of went back to my lurking ways lately. Guess I havent had much to say, but found a little treasure today, so I figured Id share. Every month at the local mall here they do a flea market weekend, and folks bring in all kinds of neat junk to dig through. I happened to be there wandering around today, and what do I spy on top of a stack of old books? A uke. So I check it out, and it turns out to be an old silvertone in the original box. Im figuring it will insanely overpriced like everything else there, but the sticker says 25 bucks! I offered them 20, and took it home for $22. I found in the box 2 old songbooks that are really cool! Its in incredible shape. no cracks, no wear, no marks barely at all. The only downer was that the bridge had been reglued at some point, and someone used foaming gorilla glue and did a messy job of it.
I tuned it up, and it plays great even though the action is a touch high. it has a surprisingly nice warm plinky tone. Its going to be a great take to work and leave in my locker uke. I did have a question about it though.
The scale length seems slightly shorter than my mainland, Im concerned someone glued the bridge back on in the wrong spot.
But I see no tell tale marks on the uke that would indicate that, is there more than one soprano length? It seems to have fine intonation....
heres a few pics.....it appears to be solid wood (mahogany maybe?).
I tuned it up, and it plays great even though the action is a touch high. it has a surprisingly nice warm plinky tone. Its going to be a great take to work and leave in my locker uke. I did have a question about it though.
The scale length seems slightly shorter than my mainland, Im concerned someone glued the bridge back on in the wrong spot.
But I see no tell tale marks on the uke that would indicate that, is there more than one soprano length? It seems to have fine intonation....
heres a few pics.....it appears to be solid wood (mahogany maybe?).