I am very excited with today's find in my late neighbor's attic. A gold label Kamaka Soprano in reasonably good condition! I have several questions. I should preface this by saying I am just a very mediocre hobbyist ukulele player.
1. There is some separation of the wood where the front panel meets the side panel, and also where the left and right side panels meet each other. Do you think I should get this worked on... or just leave it the way it is.
2. I've never owned or used a ukulele that has peg tuners and I am surprised at how incredibly sensitive they are compared to geared tuners. Would it be complete sacrilege to put geared tuners on an instrument like this?
3. Were all Kamaka ukes from this period made of solid koa wood?
4. I've read about date stamps on the interior of the instrument. Where are they located?
1. There is some separation of the wood where the front panel meets the side panel, and also where the left and right side panels meet each other. Do you think I should get this worked on... or just leave it the way it is.
2. I've never owned or used a ukulele that has peg tuners and I am surprised at how incredibly sensitive they are compared to geared tuners. Would it be complete sacrilege to put geared tuners on an instrument like this?
3. Were all Kamaka ukes from this period made of solid koa wood?
4. I've read about date stamps on the interior of the instrument. Where are they located?