Not quite. It (a) has steel strings, not nylon
(b) doesn't look goofy
(c) can be upgraded to a regular mandolin by the addition of the four missing strings

Interesting you should bring it up though. Dave you're in Halifax aren't you? Do they not still teach every school kid in the city to play ukelele and have these uke-estras and suchlike? I know that was going on there awhile ago.

(I know...welcome to heaven here's your harp, welcome to hell here's your accordion, welcome to Halifax here's your ukelele...welcome to Mudcat here's your possum's ass?)

Willie-O