Lanikai LU-21 Standard Ukulele  

It looked nice, but just didn't function right.

We played the LU-21 for a few days and found that the strings kept popping out of the slots at the top (nut).  It was very annoying.  And it wouldn't keep tune even for a single song.  Perhaps I just got a bad one, but id didn't work for me at all.

Our friend lent us a cheap Filo Ukulele that was like $35 and it kept better tune....  the Lu-21 is much more but didn't preform as well.

We played the LU-21 for a few days and found that the strings kept popping out of the slots at the top (nut).  It was very annoying.  And it wouldn't keep tune even for a single song.  Perhaps I just got a bad one, but id didn't work for me at all.

I too am one of those guy's who have played guiutar all my life. I saw a guy playing one on t.v.

and thought that it might be a cool instrument to play. Small, great sound coming from that little

fellow, so I began to research all I could about it. It became evident after talking to a shop owner

on the internet, that the Lanikai 21 was the best sound, most practical, and It won't break you

ukelele out there. So at his advise I bought one. Well here I am just recently purchased a new

classical guitar that I genuinely adore, but my wife ask me the other day why I play the ukelele

more? I thought it over and I think it is evident; It's now my favorite past time. So if youré in the

market for a ukelele, the Lanikai 21 is the one to buy,without regret......................................

Not a better ukelele out there for the beginner or the pro

I got a great deal cost wise. Compared to other uke's out there it's #1

You just can't neat that velvet , harp like sound of the Laniaki

A nice little instrument.  Plays well,  Clean soft tone.  No intonation problems, Hold a tune well.  Nice looking, nothing too fancy.  I read some reviews that were quite negative.  I bought mine at a Guitar Center--the bricks and mortar side of Musician's Friend.  I think it is nice to try out a couple to make sure it plays well.  If you do have intonation problems, or fret buzz, tell Musician's friend and the will like make it right.  These are built to a price and there might be variations in quality.

I also noted some reviews of these ukes saying that they don't hold a tune well.  If you have that problem just tighten the phillips screw in the middle of the gear on the back of the tuning peg.

Ukes are easy and fun.

I only recently picked up the ukulele after playing guitar for several years. I did research on what would be a good start, and every site brought me back to the LU-21. I found that this is a perfect instrument for beginners who have a serious interest in ukulele, but don't want to spend too much on their first one. It has a nice sound and comes with good strings.

A couple of downsides is that it goes out of tune really easily, though that improves over time, and also it's top-heavy, making it a little hard to play standing up without a strap, because the neck tends to droop down and take the body with it.

I would highly recommend this for anyone just starting the ukulele!

its amazing i read the other reviews and thought wow this might be a mistake but its a great instrument... yeah it falls out of tune some... duh there are nylon strings what woould you expect... i love it and you will too.