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This is my latest ukelele and I truly love it. While I have read reviews online that there are better values for the money, I disagree. It's solid Koa and I love the look of it......and to top it off the smell is very nice. This thing projects serious volume of you want it too, but can be played delicately and it will respond to that nicely as well. Out of the box, it was playable. But I did remove the saddle and sand it down to lower the action to my preference. It now plays like butter. I'm not fond of the strings and I'm researching alternatives. I believe I will try worth Browns or clears next. One thing I don't like is the headstock label.....cmon Martin. But unlike others, I'm more into what really matters.....sound and secondary... looks. This is a beast for the $, don't care what anybody says. Tty and buy a Koa Uke from one of the major Hawaaian manufacturers and see how much money you spend compared to this. Or even the American made Martin. 4 times the price and no way possible it's that much better. My 2 cents