I'm still waiting for my monkeypod tenor to open up more; my Kala cedar-top sounded great from the first day. Granted, since I got the cedar-top, the monkeypod doesn't get a lot of play; I'm making an effort to be more equitable, knowing that monkeypod is a slow wood to open. Maybe I should do what some violinist and instrument builders do: rest my uke on top of a stereo speaker, tuning the receiver to a classical station.