Re: Help Identify an old Banjo Ukulele
Your Uke/banjo is very similar in some ways to the one i kicked off with 54 years ago,but mine was much more 'utilitarian' = pretty rough !!. It looks very well made in that the woods are nice. ''Grover'' is simply a well known make of bridge for banjos / ukes. I suspect that there's some method of tightening the skin up from the inside,so if the back comes off easily enough,check it out. The shrinkage crack is probably so old as to be perfectly stable now = it's not going to get worse. If you can remove the back ,there may be a maker's name etc. inside. My bottom line is - keep it & learn to play it. A good Uke played well can be pretty awesome in iself despite their apparent simplicity.
Jim's advice may get you the info. you want re.it's make,
Ivan
Weber F-5 'Fern'.
Lebeda F-5 "Special".
Stelling Bellflower BANJO
Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.
Ellis DeLuxe "A" style.
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