This is just FYI stuff. I got my sailor soprano from uke republic about a week ago. I believe it had aquila's on them when it arrived. I did not much care for them on that. I then put on Koo'lau golds and was not impressed at all with the sound on that uke. I bet they would sound great on a banjo/ragtime-ish uke. I then put on some worth browns and now we are getting somewhere! I am going to give them a chance to break in and see what happens. They are really trying to put out the mellower sound I want. Just thought some of you might like to hear.