Just to let you all know that I put the uke on ebay, in the end. Bidding currently at £900, with only two hours to go. So someone could still get a real bargain! (The listing says shipping to the UK only, but I can do to the US for £100.)
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Glad it went back to Pete - I'd have loved to have been able to afford such a glorious instrument, but for foreseeable future, I'll not be making any more major purchases...
... at least not until we can finally move into the house we bought nearly 2 years ago...
(And then empty, and sell the one I've been living in for almost 40 years... and empty, and sell my mom's house, so she can move in with us...)