Lanikai LU-21BEK Ukulele

Lanikai's new line of instruments are made in countries like China and Indonesia. I own various Lanikai instruments I've purchased over different years. This new line of instruments are very poorly crafted. My first ukulele was so bad, it was returned. The second, replacement instrument was hardly better. The problem is quality control in the manufacturing process. In both the products I received, there are serious imperfections in the wood assembly, many finishing problems, and even glue fingerprints, scratches and dents. The instrument has an action so high, it can't be played properly. This was on both instruments. This may be due to neck bowing, or just poor design. I have heard that some ukulele makers put the action high for survivability during the long shipping journey. The instrument is subject to major "buzzing" which prevents proper play. For the price point, this ukulele is far inferior to many other mainstream ukuleles you could purchase for the same price. Also, my two instruments I received are poor quality in comparison to Lanikai's previous products that I already own. My review applies to both their Baritone model and their Tenor model, both of which I purchased. The VENDOR who sold me my instruments is NOT included in this review, and did a fine job selling, returning, and handling my order.

good sounding uke, plays well and in tune in all neck locations. only problem was the strings were very old, and the d string snapped on the second or third tuning of the instrument. new strings really brought the uke to life.