This is sort of a good news/bad news post. The good news is that the
original tuning machines on this Harmony uke didn't need to be replaced as
I originally thought. They just needed a little tightening up. The bad
news is that when I went to string this sucker up, I heard a brief
cracking sound and then a very loud SNAP! The front part of the bridge
must have had a crack that I couldn't see and it gave way under the
tension of the strings pressing down and ever so slightly forward on the
saddle. But I guess it's not all that bad...at least now I get to show
you
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Monday, September 17, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
Vintage Harmony ukulele repair project
I went with my wife and daughter to the antique store yesterday and stumbled upon this vintage Harmony soprano ukulele. A little info about the harmony company taken from easyukulele.com
The Harmony Ukulele Company went out of business in 1975. Their name, however, is a familiar site to anyone who plays the ukulele. For the greater part of the 20th Century, this name was synonymous with ukuleles for most people. They made both traditional
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