I went to a local music store in Durham (right outside of Raleigh) NC that sells kanilea's, and found that the setup varied between instruments. They had a super soprano, a K1 concert, and a K2 tenor in stock. The setup on the super soprano was absolutely perfect, and was ready go. However the concert and tenor were not as good, and needed tweaking. The tenor was actually the worst, with very high action at the 12th fret, and some sharp fret ends. I would recommend either playing one first, or order from HMS (they really know these instruments and will set it up exactly how you want it). I would call and ask to speak to Andrew directly, then tell him what you are looking for. He periodically goes directly to the Kanilea factory (they are on the same island) and may be willing to pick one out for you during his trip. I think Kanilea are building some of the best ukuleles right now. I owned a K1-C for a short time and later sold it (I prefer the more traditional sound and playability of a soprano), and found that they can be a little finicky with the strings that you put on them. I like fluorocarbon strings, but they sounded bad on my uke; Kanilea's sound best with either Aquila's or D'Addario Nyltech strings.