aNueNue Bird MN 214 Nylon Travel Acoustic/Electric 2017
aNueNue Bird Nylon Travel, made in China 2017, natural gloss finish. aNueNue are one of the world's biggest and best ukulele makers, with headquarters in Taiwan under the care of brothers August and Johnson Liao and another division based in Honolulu. The company diversified from ukuleles to guitars in 2015 with the launch of their signature Bird Guitar shape, based on the plump curves of a robin. This MN 214 model is a fun curiosity: high end and therefore made from some serious all-solid tonewood, but travel size. The wood really is deluxe stuff: Swiss moon spurce for the top, grown in alpine central Europe and favoured for it's complexity and warmth, paired with amazingly figured Indian rosewood back and sides, delivering a deep and powerful bass response and plenty of natural resonance. The neck is made from gorgeous dark red African mahogany and capped with an ebony fretboard... classy stuff all around. The body is 34cm across and the neck is a 24" scale; it sits somewhere between a 3/4 size guitar and a regular OM body shape, but with a 10.5cm body depth more like a full size classical. The size is super agreeable, it sits in the lap beautifully and the straight cutaway offers easy access up high. The tone is balanced and full, with plenty of natural volume and bass, airy dry mids and a pleasing snappy eloquence up high. The pickup sounds great too, it's pretty natural and does the job well. This is an ex-demo example, so it presents almost as-new but is listed for a very sharp dime. Nice stuff.
Model: aNueNue Bird MN 214
Made: China, 2017
Serial: AE32632
Finish: natural, gloss poly
Body: solid moon spruce top, solid Indian rosewood back and sides, spalted maple rosette, 105mm deep, 340mm across
Neck: African mahogany, ebony fretboard 48mm nut, 24" scale, flat classical style radius
Weight: 1.675kg
Mods: none
Pickup: aNueNue Air pickup and preamp system
Accessories: original hard case
Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has no major marks. The is clean and smooth in the hands, minor dimples and rub wear on the back only. The back has minor scuffs near the neck join, middle of the body, back edge and elbow area. The sides have minor dimples in the elbow area and bottom corner. The front has minor rub wear in the elbow area and some play wear on the shoulders.
Overall: excellent condition (9/10)
Playing condition notes: Action is moderately low, neck is straight, intonation is good. Wearing fresh Rotosound normal tension nylon strings.
Fret life: 9/10, minor wear only