Well,
About 6 weeks ago I posted that I was getting ready to turn over my current crop of ukes to my daughter and the grand-kids so I asked for suggestions about an upgrade from my current Lanikai concert and Chocolate Dolphin. Given the caveat that I live east of Denver, CO.
It's dry here. I humidify but my hygrometer regularly pegs out on the dry side at 16% outside and it's not unusual from the weather reports to see single digit humidity throughout the year. It's all my humidifier can do to keep my "music room" at much above 30% unless it's actually raining or snowing out there. During the winter, I vent the clothes dryer inside the house for warmth and humidity.
"Country Mouse" a contributor here, kindly suggested looking at a Fuke as being mostly bullet proof though I'd been leaning toward a Mainland of some kind; slot head and no rope appeals to me.
Anyway, a Natural Fluke with rosewood fretboard came up on ebay so I went that way.
I'm very happy with it. My 1st concern is it's odd shape, although it is comfortable to play even when standing ( I can walk around the house, playing with not much effort), it holds like an axe; just strange in the hands, like an electric, or something.
My main criticism of it is that I don't care for the tone of my Dolphin so much anymore: Too "plinky=annoying".
My other half heartily agrees and listens to my clumsy practice without compliant where before, she would get up from the TV in the other room to close the "music room" door when I played that Dolphin.
Next buy? I don't know. Carbon fiber if I knew what they sounded like and liked the product?