Hey Gang. Guess what. I did it. I bid on this uke and won. When this post first came out, I too looked at the ukulele posted and thought, "hey, that looks pretty nice". Why did I do it, you may ask? Well, I am the type of guy that has to see it for myself. I know I was taking a chance with $150 of my money but hey, if it turned out to be something good, then great. If not, then everyone would know the truth. Even though I was getting ribbed by friends that its going to come in pieces or as a kit, etc, I kept my hopes up, but not too high. My winning bid came out to $65.00. Shipping was a bit more than the instrument itself to ship to Hawaii. Anyway, the bottom line........I am very pleased. The uke did not come in a case, but was wrapped pretty neatly in bubble wrap. The only gripe I have about the uke is the friction tuners. The wood itself from what I can tell is solid and not laminate (through sound hole, the pattern on wood in the body matches the back side of the uke). It has a nice satin finish, reminiscent of my 8 string Kala Ukulele I own. The inlay is nice (how deep, I don't know, and I don't plan on digging it out to find out). The headstock has a nice angle cut to the top and some nice inlay. The bridge has holes on the top so the strings are tied inside of the body. No buzzing anywhere on the frets. The action is nice a low. The sound is nice and crisp. I will change the strings from the current Aquilla's and put worths with a Low G on it later. This is the exact same uke posted on the website. Again, bottom line, for $150. This was a pretty good deal. If my shopping limit was around $150 and you now asked me if I wanted this uke or a Kala or Lanikai in this price range, I would get this uke. As an ukulele player, I don't do all the lightnig fast picking. I'm just a strummer and singer. I will try and make a video to post what it sounds like later. Any questions.........shoot em my way. Aloha, Dino
