Sorry my reply has taken so long, I broke my phone but all is well now. It's a flat/ relic style brass-y finish, Grover tuners, I got brand new aquila nylguts for it right off the bat. Disassembled it to look at the cone and it fits pretty darn snug, there is maybe and I stress MAYBE a millimeter between the wall and it, it sits perfectly flush aswell. The welding points on the cover plate bridge cover point don't look too hot. The frets were fairly good but I dressed them anyways to be sure. Hand carved a deerbone nut. It's not that bad of a uke, one previous owner who didn't seem to care about all the nasty marks built up on it but still... no buzzing, quite amplified, and after my personal settup, perfect action. I bought it for only $175 so I feel like it was a very fair deal and the uke deserved a caring owner. So I may look into the national cones, and maybe even some planetary tuners.