Really impressed Fred. I just put a little review up on the "Reviews" board mate.
Thanks Jon. I saw your review. Very informative and helpful. I've always thought you could make a lump of 4x2 with strings sound great, so I'm going on what you say about the ebony Kala as much as how good it sounds when you play it.
I've been considering updating my young daughter's uke from a makala to a Kala as she has gone from playing Mary Had a Little Lamb to trying to play Lorde.