SleepyheadRooster
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For now, this is a local only deal. I don’t want to ship this. I’d like whoever wants to buy it to have the opportunity to see and play it first.
Transaction/exchange will be in Southwest Portland, OR.
The good; It’s a Kamaka tenor, maybe 1970’s era. It plays comfortably, even up the neck. I think it sounds quite nice as well. It has geared tuners.
The other: I’ve got a thread in Uke Talk about this that should be easy to find. I bought this for $500 about a decade ago from someone who had repaired it. The body had been damaged badly. The entire back was replaced with a newer piece of (I might be wrong?) mahogany. There is quite a bit of visible damage on the top where Humpty Dumpty was pieced back together. Currently, there is a crack that runs along the grain that probably needs attention. It isn’t causing problems yet, but it is open and should probably be closed.
Just so you know, I can’t imagine - short of replacing the top and back with new koa - anyone is going to make this seem new again. However, it already plays quite nicely. I think with a little TLC it could carry on making music for a long time. It’s a bit of a restoration project, but you are starting with a playable instrument.
Transaction/exchange will be in Southwest Portland, OR.
The good; It’s a Kamaka tenor, maybe 1970’s era. It plays comfortably, even up the neck. I think it sounds quite nice as well. It has geared tuners.
The other: I’ve got a thread in Uke Talk about this that should be easy to find. I bought this for $500 about a decade ago from someone who had repaired it. The body had been damaged badly. The entire back was replaced with a newer piece of (I might be wrong?) mahogany. There is quite a bit of visible damage on the top where Humpty Dumpty was pieced back together. Currently, there is a crack that runs along the grain that probably needs attention. It isn’t causing problems yet, but it is open and should probably be closed.
Just so you know, I can’t imagine - short of replacing the top and back with new koa - anyone is going to make this seem new again. However, it already plays quite nicely. I think with a little TLC it could carry on making music for a long time. It’s a bit of a restoration project, but you are starting with a playable instrument.
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