Every now and then I purchase an uke for local kids group to play.
Not that long ago I got a good deal on an all solid Flight uke (spruce top and acacia body). Naturally I had to hold on to it for a few days to "test" it out, before handing it over to them.
It's not a bad little uke. Happily, I didn't see any of the build problems that some other users have reported with Flight ukes. It's a pretty little thing, and I really like the headstock (the kids were wowed by it). The neck profile seems much like import Kalas. The passive pickup is not bad for what it is. Sound wise its ok, certainly better than the last Islander solid top/laminate body uke I bought for the kids... probably around the same level of quality you get from the entry level Kala all solid ukes.
Will I buy another solid Flight for the kids group? Probably not (an entry level Koaloha is only a little more expensive new), but I don't regret this purchase for them.
Not that long ago I got a good deal on an all solid Flight uke (spruce top and acacia body). Naturally I had to hold on to it for a few days to "test" it out, before handing it over to them.
It's not a bad little uke. Happily, I didn't see any of the build problems that some other users have reported with Flight ukes. It's a pretty little thing, and I really like the headstock (the kids were wowed by it). The neck profile seems much like import Kalas. The passive pickup is not bad for what it is. Sound wise its ok, certainly better than the last Islander solid top/laminate body uke I bought for the kids... probably around the same level of quality you get from the entry level Kala all solid ukes.
Will I buy another solid Flight for the kids group? Probably not (an entry level Koaloha is only a little more expensive new), but I don't regret this purchase for them.
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