Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have eight ukuleles in all price ranges and sizes. Including a dolphin bridge Makala that I keep for visiting kids and irresponsible adults to play. I wanted to buy another to give as a 13th birthday present since I knew it could handle being tossed in a book bag and played roughly but with good strings could still be played nicely, easily. (Which is key - playing a bad instrument is frustratingly hard.) Read the reviews and decided to take a chance on this instead. Sooo thrilled and surprised with the results. I bought it a week early so I could change strings and play enough to get them to hold tune but it already comes with Aquila strings standard not the cheap flimsy black toy strings on most at this price point. Took the normal 4 days of playing to get stretched enough to keep tune through a full session. Very sweet, authentic soprano Uke sound. Intonation is much better than expected up the neck per electric tuner. The shipping box was so cute I kept it for the packaging just added a huge burlap bow. The Snark tuner I got to go with fit perfect under the neck so forget buying a different all in one package for a gift, just make your own with this Uke. She loved the gift and at this price point I think I'm going to get myself a second one in orange for keeping in the car this summer. (4 stars because there were minor cosmetic flaws in the paint. )