Pineapple Passion (Help!)

pdxuke · Dec 17, 2009

I'm deciding between:

http://shop.mainlandukuleles.com/product.sc?productId=33

and

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEWWWWW-Ohana-SOPRANO-PINEAPPLE-solid-Mahogany-ukulele_W0QQitemZ370307706345QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item56380f2de9

this.

The latter has a nice case thrown in for the price, free shipping, the former that great Mainland reputation.

What do YOU think , my special Ukulele Friends?

d-mace · Dec 17, 2009

it's probably pretty much the same ukulele. the ohana does have a cool headstock though.

i have had a couple of mainland pineapples and i haven't played much better.

i'm sure you'd enjoy either. you can't go wrong ordering from Mike on the Mainland or Mike on the island.

haolejohn · Dec 17, 2009

UkeRepublic is letting me test drive a few of his ohanas and vineyards. They are pretty decent ukes. Much better than I thought. I prefer the mainland but that is b/c HH is just one cool guy and his ukes are excellent. Flip a coin.

KC8AFW · Dec 17, 2009

One thing to consider...the Ohana comes with friction tuners, the Mainland has a choice of friction or geared tuners at no extra cost.

pdxuke · Dec 17, 2009

KC8AFW said:
One thing to consider...the Ohana comes with friction tuners, the Mainland has a choice of friction or geared tuners at no extra cost.

Do they look to you like high quality friction tuners? Or am I likely to have trouble with them?

ukeatan · Dec 17, 2009

pdxuke said:
Do they look to you like high quality friction tuners? Or am I likely to have trouble with them?

They're Gotohs, which are good tuners. As long as you're fine w/ friction tuners in general, you'll be fine with them. I personally prefer friction tuners on sopranos because they keep the uke balanced.

Happy pineapple ukin'!

KC8AFW · Dec 17, 2009

ukeatan said:
They're Gotohs, which are good tuners. As long as you're fine w/ friction tuners in general, you'll be fine with them. I personally prefer friction tuners on sopranos because they keep the uke balanced.

Happy pineapple ukin'!

:agree: I didn't mean to imply the friction tuners are inferior (I actually prefer them too). Just thought I'd mention it in case it was a concern for you. I think both instruments are high quality and really comes to personal preference. Get the one you like better.

pdxuke · Dec 27, 2009

On Order

... from Mike at MGM via 2nd Day Air, The Ohana 25G Pineapple:

Thanks for your help! Review to come!

Kite · Dec 30, 2009

Congrats on the uke! Now I'm not sure but it looks like the mainland pineapple is slightly bigger/longer, it could just be your picture tho.

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