Piha'eu means playful in Hawaiian...to me this uke is a novelty, but it plays great, probably due to the legendary HMS setup and sounds pretty good! The design is printed on somehow, not etched or anything. The fit and finish is really nice, the finish is a thin matte. I has a compensated saddle, the string ties are the neatest I've ever seen, not sure if it came from the factory or if HMS did this, but, couldn't have done better myself.
Its an affordable mahogany laminate that sounds pretty nice, in the luna catagory. I believe fender makes them
Overseas. Tone is nice for the price, i do agree Hms setups are what makes these ukes sing...happy strummings