It’s not often I get to do a ‘where are they now?’ on a ukulele I’ve featured in this section. A few weeks ago, I was admiring this Weissenborn ukulele on eBay. I’m happy to report it’s found a good home. It was bought by luthier Scott MacDonald. He’s patched up the uke’s rope binding and it looks good as new. You can check out the renovation on his blog.
Currently, I’m browsing for fretboard stickers. The fret markers on my BugsGear are less that dazzling. There are a couple of choices on eBay: turtles or diamonds. I think diamonds might be the better choice.
Enough with items within my budget. What I’m really lusting after is what is referred to as a Kanile’a Sound Monster Curly Walnut Soprano Ukulele. Great name and looks good enough to eat. In fact, I could murder a box of curly walnuts right now.
The Pahu Kani Superconcert is certainly the most visually arresting ukulele on eBay at the moment. It’s done up like the Hawaiian flag and has soundholes in the shape of the Hawaiian Island. Which would be handy if you happen to get lost there.
In the ‘can it really be worth that?’ file is this 1916 Martin 2M ukulele. It’s early, it’s got very white binding but the fact the seller was most keen to show off is that the stamp inside is sideways. Apparently, that makes it worth $4,000.
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