tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post2333746726468595638..comments2024-03-26T17:50:42.904+00:00Comments on GOT A UKULELE - Ukulele reviews and beginners tips: Enya EUS-X1 HPL Soprano - REVIEWBarry Mazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-53115736991767028492021-09-23T22:56:14.907+01:002021-09-23T22:56:14.907+01:00I too have purchased a EUP-X1 and after restringin...I too have purchased a EUP-X1 and after restringing with Aquila Reds it's a little quieter than my Kala Concert but much improved in plunk and projection. Makes a great travelling uke at $A129 through Amazon AU.ewe2https://www.blogger.com/profile/06176137381361256982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-83107067969257538052020-12-31T16:09:15.773+00:002020-12-31T16:09:15.773+00:00I've just received my Enya hpl pineapple sopra...I've just received my Enya hpl pineapple soprano,£75 off Amazon.<br />Wonderful little instrument.<br />Well pleased.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863193860950677208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-18748229213344987242018-08-29T19:35:25.045+01:002018-08-29T19:35:25.045+01:00Finally... The Enya EUP-X1 (pineapple shaped) turn...Finally... The Enya EUP-X1 (pineapple shaped) turns out to be a lot quieter than the Ohana CK35 which, in turn, is nothing like as loud as either my Timms or my very old Aria laminate soprano. <br /><br />Also, the EUP got knocked off a table, the other day, hitting a wooden chair with a loud 'clonk' before landing on the carpet: There wasn't a single mark on the tough little uke but it turns out that the Enya logo which appears to be branded onto the neck block is actually on a square wooden tile, stuck with an adhesive foam pad over the splayed head of the threaded sheaf that houses the neck attachment bolt; this tile did come off. No harm done but it revealed a strangely eccentric arrangement in which the neck fixing fails to sit within the large round recess apparently provided for it - odd on an otherwise nicely made instrument. <br /><br />Nevertheless, it still feels and sounds great - preferable to the all-solid mahogany Ohana, in my opinion.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06536283446945538421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-28065560563220990672018-08-18T14:30:18.649+01:002018-08-18T14:30:18.649+01:00Following on from my previous comment: I now have...Following on from my previous comment: I now have an EUP-X1 and am very impressed with it. It has a beautiful, warm, rounded tone and its low action and extra wide fretboard make it a pleasure to play. I think it is probably as loud as my Ohana CK35 and I am happy enough (for now) with the strings it came with, although I do usually end up putting Worth BMs on everything. I would be happy to lend it to you, Barry, if you were interested in comparing it to the EUS and EUR...Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06536283446945538421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-2853022601322827852018-06-01T09:47:23.737+01:002018-06-01T09:47:23.737+01:00Hi Barry.
I'm on the verge of giving in to ...Hi Barry. <br /><br />I'm on the verge of giving in to temptation to get an Enya EUP-X1 HPL pineapple soprano, which Amazon UK are currently selling; I love the idea of the removable neck, allowing it to fit easily into airline cabin baggage. I imagine that a pineapple-shaped uke might also be slightly louder than the waisted guitar-shaped equivalent with its bites out the vibrating top, although I'd be interested in your comments on this theory. Ariel McCleary plays an EUP in some of her videos and it sounds good, I think, so far as one can tell from Youtube.<br /><br />Thanks.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06536283446945538421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-77853152185219539222017-08-29T20:13:13.363+01:002017-08-29T20:13:13.363+01:00Hi, Barry -- which would you choose between the Ma...Hi, Barry -- which would you choose between the Martin 0X bamboo and the Kiwaya laminate? They're about the same price point and I know you like them both. Thanks!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202847437846581634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-71606923677771382062017-08-27T08:06:06.233+01:002017-08-27T08:06:06.233+01:00TEri - no it's not you right speakers - as I s...TEri - no it's not you right speakers - as I say in video its Youtuube compression and normalisation / he round model is nowhere near as loud in any wayBarry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-71967644897238584102017-08-27T08:02:33.506+01:002017-08-27T08:02:33.506+01:00Nut is 36mmNut is 36mmBarry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-85371354885317293412017-08-27T04:15:03.738+01:002017-08-27T04:15:03.738+01:00It must be my speakers, but the round one sounds l...It must be my speakers, but the round one sounds louder for strumming, not for picking. Will let you know what I think when mine arrives ;)<br />Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357315024605164265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-1654179274138832932017-08-27T02:25:57.036+01:002017-08-27T02:25:57.036+01:00Does this have the standard 1 3/8" nut width?...Does this have the standard 1 3/8" nut width? Seems to be a hard standard with chinese manufacture.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02264625912519115079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-35749370986796567202017-08-26T17:02:46.620+01:002017-08-26T17:02:46.620+01:00Hello Barry! I always enjoy your reviews. Your rev...Hello Barry! I always enjoy your reviews. Your review of the EUR prompted me to try one of their HPL baritones. Honestly, I am very impressed with the sound and construction, especially for what I paid for it ($169. US, I believe, which included their standard bag of goodies and a nicely padded gig bag). I haven't had it as week yet, but the strings are holding tune pretty well at this point. I did switch out the B & E strings that seemed to be nylon for Worth clear strings, and they are much better.Joel Bartonnoreply@blogger.com