What can you tell me about this uke?

[DeCarabas]

Hey all!

This uke came up on a local marketplace. It's not a brand I'm familiar with and my spot research didn't reveal much. Is anyone familiar?

Thanks!

 

[ploverwing]

Islander is the more affordable brand of Kanile'a, made in China rather than Hawaii. https://www.islanderukulele.com/

If you do a search here for Islander you'll probably turn up some further information.

 

[DeCarabas]

Interesting. Thank you. Seller claims they bought it in Hawaii but that's not evidence of it's actual origin. Anyway it's basically new and they're only asking $30 for it. Seemed like a good deal so I bought it. Picking it up Sunday so...we'll see!

 

[man0a]

Very odd that the caption to your photo is "Enya EUT-X1C" but the logo on the ukulele in the photo is an Islander (unknown model). Islander is the value-priced import brand from the company that owns this forum. If you click on the "shop" tab at the top of this page, you can find descriptions for some of their models.

 

[DeCarabas]

The Enya is my uke and apparantly an auto-added caption...I'll look into it.

 

[oldjazznut]

Looks too nice to be a value model. If it plays as well as it looks it's a winner.

Appears to be this one :

Islander Plant a Tree Box Set - Ukulele Underground

A beginner pack that has everything you need to start playing AND you get a certificate of tree planting because your purchase of this product, along with all Kanileʻa and Islander products represent a Native Hawaiian Tree planted in the forest. This one just comes with a cool certificate to...

shop.ukuleleunderground.com

 

[Pissodes]

I have a solid acacia tenor Islander. Nice uke. They use the wider 38mm nut width on all their models which was a selling point for me.

 

[ploverwing]

Well I think for $30 you got a good deal, congratulations!

 

[oldjazznut]

Well I think for $30 you got a good deal, congratulations!

Can't beat that deal. The listing I posted shows $160.

 

[bbkobabe]

How can you possibly go wrong buying a ukulele that costs less than a half a tank of gas?

Give it away if you don't like it and make some kid happy!