European 21st c. small importers/distributors click for more
There are a number of European importers and retailers who have a range of Ukuleles they import, usually from China, and then brand with their own name. They are usually better than the budget end, (though may include a budget end model), and some can be quite good quality.
The firm was founded in Scotland in 2002 and all of the instruments are made in China, but like a lot of US based brands they make a big deal of saying the instrument are designed in the UK and go through a QC finishing process in the UK. Though they predominantly have Guitars in the catalogue, there is also some amps and in 2012 they introduced a range of Ukuleles in Mahogany, (FU1), or Dao, (FU2) in Soprano, Concert or Tenor and an electro-acoustic Koa, (FU3), Soprano. All of them have Nato necks and are suppose to be solid wood. In the past they have released a colourful budget Soprano they branded the Star Gaze but this ceased production in 2012 when they launched the higher quality models. As well as the UK website they also have a US website so presumably there is some distribution in the US? and they have spent a lot on advertising and acquired some endorsees who are more famous for things other than playing the Guitar, since the launch of the brand. That said I haven't seen them on sale widely in Europe, never mind America?
The House brand of Cranes a big music shop in Cardiff - the Ukuleles are reputedly made at the same factory as Kala? They have all the standard scales, Lili'us, and the usual wood selections going from laminate through to solid koa.
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