Anuenue come across as low to mid range instruments in terms of price and quality.
They're not quite up there on the high end like the Hawaiian brands.
Hence, maybe people grow out of them and sell them to upgrade to something more expensive.
Anuenue come across as low to mid range instruments in terms of price and quality.
They're not quite up there on the high end like the Hawaiian brands.
While aNueNue does have a range of low end models their high end models are, in my opinion, every bit "up there" with the Hawaiian brands. My UC200 Moonbird concert is exquisitely made with incredible tone, volume, and sustain. It goes toe-to-toe with the K-brands I own (and handily beats at least one of them in my opinion...)
I have noticed there seem to be a lot of AnueNue ukes for sale on the forum. They look like excellent instruments.
Anuenue come across as low to mid range instruments in terms of price and quality.
They're not quite up there on the high end like the Hawaiian brands.
Hence, maybe people grow out of them and sell them to upgrade to something more expensive.
Another thought. They become trendy (for good reason, it seems) and so there were many impulse buys. These usually lead to sales. Many of us also buy and sell to try new things, so lots of new buys means a certain amount of sales regardless of quality.
I noticed a lot of AnueNue ukes showing up for sale on the Ukulele Site. They list them in the category as other ukes for sale. So I don’t think they are a dealer.
Corey and Kalei from the Ukulele Site also run aNueNue USA who stock more of their models. That being said, I don't really get why they even stock a few models on the Ukulele Site at all...
aNueNue USA is the only "authorized" dealer in the USA listed on the aNueNue website. The Ukulele Site was the first, and maybe only, seller to offer them for sale here (I bought my Moon Bird from them over two years ago). It is unclear what transpired between the company, TUS, and aNUSA to arrive at this arrangement. For example, it might be a requirement that they only carry aNueNue products which would exclude TUS. So maybe this is a great workaround to have Corey and Kalei set up their separate aNueNue USA "store" and promote the product (and receive revenues) while maintaining a contractual relationship with TUS (or maybe there is a length of time on this contract). Result seems to be beneficial to all involved and likely results in more aNueNues being sold in the states.
Gotta love the forum where someone can post their speculations about things they really know nothing about... (talking about my post, not others)