Lanikai LSM-C Designer Series Concert Ukulele Review

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(More customer reviews)I've been a fan of Lanikai for years and spent quite some time deciding on this solid mahogany concert size, but was sorely disappointed when the item arrived. Overall, the solid mahogany and ebony looked nice, but upon closer inspection I saw the workmanship was nothing short of shoddy: the bone nut was actually crooked, resulting in the E string laying much closer to the fretboard. The ebony bridge was roughly sawn, with jagged edges exposed. The ebony fretboard was not oiled or waxed, which looked unfinished next to the high-gloss ebony headstock laminate. Tuning machines were suprisingly cheap looking (seemed to do their job fine, however), with some of the "gold tone" paint exposing the silver underneath. I was most surprised, however, at Lanikai's decision to string this "designer" instrument with cheap black nylon strings. My little soprano LU-11 with Aquila strings sounds heavenly compared to this one...Dull sound, inability to stay in tune, careless workmanship on this instrument resulted in an immediate return.

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When the British ship The Ravenscrag first landed in Hawaii they brought with them an instrument never before seen on the islands. The machête was an all mahogany instrument that captured the attention of the locals who wanted one of their own. With no native mahogany on the islands the Portuguese ship carpenters began building what is now known as the ukulele out of koa. The LSM series is a nod to those early builders who would have built their instruments out of the wood they were most familiar with. With great attention to detail Lanikai crafted the all solid mahogany LSM series. Combined with an ebony finger board and bridge this ukulele has a very crisp tone and large projection. With the easy playability, and included instruction booklet written by Mary Lou Dempler you will be playing in a matter of minutes. If you have never played ukulele before get ready for a world of fun. The ukulele is an addicting instrument that can and will be taken everywhere. The standard tuning on a Soprano, Concert, and Tenor ukulele is GBEA, and on a Baritone DGBE. If you can play one ukulele you can play them all! Pick up a Lanikai today and see why people are saying Lanikai Makes Me Happy! For more information about this model or Lanikai please visit www.Lanikaiukes.com

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