yea, i had worths my risa uke solid to, but i sold it as my wrist suffers as it is and that little thing was to awkard to old, not my thing. i would love something from pete, but right now an eleuke is all i can afford, should arrive any day now, and i know i will need to get the strings replaced. i'm thinking browns again, but they come in different tension, does the tension make a difference?