) Then I bought another which turned out to be a Keech says GutBucketeer .

I take it that's good? I ask because the banjo-uke I got in a boot fair on May Day (as mentioned in my last posting) is a Keech, and it'd be interesting to know more.

I still haven't got round to getting it back in shape - the vellum is broken and it's a couple of brackets short of the full set. I'd been thinking of patching the vellum rather than replacing it, since it seems to tighten up well enough even with the split, and I'd appreciate any suggestions. (Also any suggestions for where I might try to get replacements for the missing brackets.)