fluke tenor orrrrrrr lanaki tenor mango

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Um, that Lanikai is a concert, not a tenor. :)

They'd both be great, I'm sure. So I think it depends on what you're looking for, and how and where you play your uke. The Fluke is darn near bulletproof, and will be less sensitive to moisture, since the top is basically covered by a decal. You would probably want to baby and pamper the Lanikai, whereas the Fluke would be a great "beach uke," which you could treat more casually. Sonically I suspect the Lanikai would be brighter than the Fluke.

That Lanikai is gorgeous, and pretty much has a "this is a serious instrument" vibe. The Fluke is more kitschy, and has more of a "hey, pour me another margarita" vibe. Me, I like 'em both!
 
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OK HAHA, where switching things up here, cause im selling all my instraments to by 1 nice instrament, so here are now my serious choices which i reallly need to consider, heres what i like and can afford:

Mele solid all koa tenor

http://cgi.ebay.com/MELE-SOLID-ALL-...0?hash=item27a866ad68&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116 (this is the baritone but i would for the tenor)

Pono mango tenor with Pick up

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-PONO-PTME-A...in_0?hash=item3a52a48987&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Honu solid Koa cutaway tenor

http://cgi.ebay.com/HONU-SOLID-KOA-...ash=item5634fa4ea9&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262 (but the one without the rope design)

as you can see my budget is around the $650 US mark so any other suggestions would be great, but these are the serious options hopeing to by in about 2 weeks time, have so much excitement my first solid wood ukulele
 
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OK HAHA, where switching things up here, cause im selling all my instraments to by 1 nice instrament, so here are now my serious choices which i reallly need to consider, heres what i like and can afford:

Mele solid all koa tenor

http://cgi.ebay.com/MELE-SOLID-ALL-...0?hash=item27a866ad68&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116 (this is the baritone but i would for the tenor)

Pono mango tenor with Pick up

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-PONO-PTME-A...in_0?hash=item3a52a48987&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Honu solid Koa cutaway tenor

http://cgi.ebay.com/HONU-SOLID-KOA-...ash=item5634fa4ea9&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262 (but the one without the rope design)

as you can see my budget is around the $650 US mark so any other suggestions would be great, but these are the serious options hopeing to by in about 2 weeks time, have so much excitement my first solid wood ukulele

Mele .
 

deach baby cakes, that was a firm answer lol, how come you reckon the mele, your proberly the best person to ask actually cause it seems you have alot of ukuleles and have played alot, what do you reckon the sound is most compared too??? and do u reckon go for the two hole version???
 
deach baby cakes, that was a firm answer lol, how come you reckon the mele, your proberly the best person to ask actually cause it seems you have alot of ukuleles and have played alot, what do you reckon the sound is most compared too??? and do u reckon go for the two hole version???

With the exception of a Mele Guitarele, every Mele I've played sounded great and was well built.

Most Ponos I've played sucked.

As for the Honu, I've heard mixed reviews, mostly not great.
 
With the exception of a Mele Guitarele, every Mele I've played sounded great and was well built.

Most Ponos I've played sucked.

As for the Honu, I've heard mixed reviews, mostly not great.

:bowdown: thankyou thankyou, im happy now and going for the mele............. ladies and gentlemen deach has spoken :bowdown:
 
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