I bought a Tenor version of this from Caramel/Rubin last year and found it very nice to play. I gave it to my daughter and SIL. I only had it in hand for about two weeks but thought it to be well worth the price. Since then I've played a lot of more expensive Ukes and realized it is at least as good as some that cost 3X the price. If it had a more traditional sound hole I'd buy another one, but maybe not as I have my zebra wood collection and am happy with them.