Fanner electric ukes

Is anyone familiar with Fanner electric ukes out of South Africa? The online photos look fabulous but product reviews are scarce. I am also considering a Godin Multiuke or Risa and wondering how Fanners stack up. Thanks.

I had Brian Fanner make me a custom mini bass guitar, 22.8" scale. It came out really well, but being a design he never did before, it took much longer than expected, he said about 2 months, but it became almost a year, he also kept having equipment and computer problems. I'm sure his regular designs will be much quicker. It was $850 including shipping from South Africa to Los Angeles. His work is good and if you really like what you see, go for it.

Having said that, a couple years ago, I got lucky here in the Marketplace and scored a Godin Multiuke for $400. It's an excellent instrument, made for amplifying, but I think it's good even unplugged. I see that the price of used more than doubled. What I also like is it has nylon strings, having bought and quickly sold a couple of steel string ukes, I found that I much prefer the sound of nylon.

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Congratulations on this nice looking bass. I have been looking at Fanner Uke lately. It seems he has a very good reputation. How is the construction? Are fret ends nicely smoothed? Workmanship OK?
I am also wondering how long did it take to ship from South Africa? Clearing US custom easily?
Thank you,

Lapyang said:

Congratulations on this nice looking bass. I have been looking at Fanner Uke lately. It seems he has a very good reputation. How is the construction? Are fret ends nicely smoothed? Workmanship OK? I am also wondering how long did it take to ship from South Africa? Clearing US custom easily? Thank you,

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Yes, his construction is very good, smooth fret ends, finish work, he even hand made the pickup to match the original Gibson SG EB-0 in proportion to this smaller bass. If I remember, shipping took a few weeks, but I'm not sure if it was because his brother took a long time to drop it off, or the actual shipping time, or it was held in customs for a while.