garywj
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An acacia Kala Pocket Uke arrived yesterday. My first two impressions: small and well made. It is more than a toy. Nice tuners, finish and wood. The soft case is above average for the price of the instrument.
To sum up: It does not sound good when tuned GCEA - strings are too loose and it has no punch or ring. The fretboard to too small for me to play on. With very small fingers maybe, but a chord like a Dm or Fm is impossible for me. String spacing for finger picking isn't bad, but my fret fingers kill adjacent strings.
It was nicer than I anticipated, but I returned it because of the tuning and fretboard issues. If you have small fingers and don't mind not being in tune with everyone else when jamming, it may work for you.
To sum up: It does not sound good when tuned GCEA - strings are too loose and it has no punch or ring. The fretboard to too small for me to play on. With very small fingers maybe, but a chord like a Dm or Fm is impossible for me. String spacing for finger picking isn't bad, but my fret fingers kill adjacent strings.
It was nicer than I anticipated, but I returned it because of the tuning and fretboard issues. If you have small fingers and don't mind not being in tune with everyone else when jamming, it may work for you.
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