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I had one of those years ago/early on, the EMTU model... never really bonded with it, sounded fine but it had some features (cosmetics)...

Yeah, mine was quite rough looking, with splinters and chips everywhere. Must be a quality-control issue, unlike the spruce-top travel...

Very nice, I had bought the exotic mahogany model during Covid lockdown, but it was a bit beaten up, so returned it.

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On such a small instrument, what advantage is there in having a radiused fretboard?

He's my hero.

I don't drink, smoke, or live ostentatiously. Ukes are so relatively small and cheap, that I don't get hung up by UAS, or any other...

Agreed, I have a Flight Travel long-neck soprano, and it's nowhere in the same league as my Flea.

My instruments.

The recently refurbished 1920’s unbranded Banjolele

The postman was kind enough to drop this off today; a very early Maccaferri Islander (circa: 1949-1950). Now I can see why they sold...

You and Baz agree on that, but I like slotted headstocks. I would have made it thinner, though. I played it at a jam last night, and...

Yeah, keep away from shipping anything from the U.S. The prices charged by these shipping companies can only be described as gouging.

Unsure about slotted headstocks on sopranos, but still, you can't beat a nice 🍍

My Flea has a plastic fretboard, my Firefly, a walnut one. Both are sopranos, built in 2011-2012. Never had a single issue regarding...