Post #220085 by Monkeyman on Fri, Mar 10, 2006 9:03 PM

My Aunt was helping a neighbor clean out her home and found something interesting.

A Banjo Uke from the 1930's. Apparently this neighbors father lived in Hawaii from 1920-1940 and had built a collection of old hawaiiana.

It appears to be made of KOA (solid hunks of it).

I stripped and refinished it and buffed out the oxidized metal and screws. I need to get some strings and make some new pegs.

I dont think it was a serious instrument (I have seen the REAL players banjo ukes) but the wood is beautiful and its great for the wall of the South Pacific Room