DIY Soprano Ukulele Kit (22 Inch) - Build Your Own Custom Hawaii Instrument With 33 Pieces for Kids & Beginners

I bought these as Christmas presents and receivers really liked them. It’s a fun and different present. Good quality and value for money.I didn’t put them together myself so don’t know how easy it was.

My partner loves to create and build anything with wood. Currently we live in a small apartment, no garden, so I wanted to buy something that could be done at home. It’s ok, but at the end the quality of the materials could be better. Instructors were easy to follow, but due to the quality unfortunately we cannot play too much. It is ok if you’d like for your kids but for your adult partner I don’t think there’s value for money here. It is a bit difficult to tune as well. Looks ok! My partner also wants to do an especial drawing and get creative.

Don't expect too much for £20. It's a very lightweight, thin wood flat pack. It's relatively easy to assemble but glued parts take 24hrs to set and some of the pre drilled holes are out by a few millimeters, which makes a huge difference on a string instrument. Don't take this instrument too seriously, it's fine as a kids toy or starter instrument. Musicians looking for a solid ukulele should look elsewhere. You get what you pay for here

The set was missing the sanding block, cleaning cloth and installation tools shown in the manual, luckily I do a lot of DIY and have most woodworking tools. The manual says to glue the fingerboard and says this and the bridge are wood, which they are not, they are plastic, so I drilled the fingerboard to screw it in place. The manual also says to measure 3.14" and 0.19" for part placement - how on earth is anyone supposed to measure that? So a conversion to mm is in order. The saddle is asymmetric and the manual does not explain which way to install it, so overall this set is not really for anyone that is not reasonably mechanically minded. I did get a working instrument at the end and it even sounds not bad, but overall a less than fun experience.

For such a cheap price you can't complain, the fretboard was plastic so I ordered a rosewood one to fit instead, that's my choice tho and they are cheap to buy.It's nice to have a 'blank canvas' to custom to how you want it, and in that regard I would recommend

I guess I shouldn't have been surprised given the price. The parts supplied are of low quality. For example the 'strings' are basic nylon with very little difference in thickness or indication of intended tuning. Think toy not instrument, give it to the kids to paint, build, and play with but don't expect anyone to rival Israel Kamakawieo'ole with it.

For a first time build, this is good. A little sanding required here & there, but overall, good.

Honestly not sure what I was expecting considering the cheap price… following the instructions as advised we found the centre line of the neck and the body to ensure aligned appropriately and found the pilot holes given are out by over 5mm. This doesn’t sound a lot but it means when assembled the ukulele is completely wonky… then when we did come to glue the parts together the provided glue was nearly nonexistent what was there had gone past usability.It’s safe to say that even before considering the experience of the user as a musician you need to consider your skill level in regards to woodworking.It’s a novel idea and perhaps I got unlucky with the kit I received. But my advice would be to avoid the frustration of finding out what I did, and just buy a pre-assembled Ukulele.