Thanks everyone! Yes, that National Style O Deluxe (etchings and engravings, really nice one on the back, but you can see the palm trees on either side of the upper bout) was pricey. But I love it's brass bell-like tone, and it holds its sound well when played hard for acoustic busking. There is no other choice in Victoria, you must be acoustic or you'll attract a whole mess of bad heat and probably get a ticket and a fine, too. In Vancouver, I busk The Skytrain Stations, where I can use my RISA electric ukes (they're pricey, too!), and a Shure mic, which allows me to play the mouth trombone and lets me save the kazoo as a second solo. I know, I sped up a bit at the end, when I jumped up a vocal octave for what peewee calls a 'carnival barker chorus,' but I am very fond of using fermata and tempo changes, so there. Cheers! jj