Post #41944 by Chongolio on Mon, Jul 7, 2003 9:57 AM

I have heard a lot of good things about the flukes too. Although I am a bit of a traditionalist and prefer the look and sound of all all wood. My first uke was a Mahalo that I picked up for under $100.00.
From my research, there is not much diference in quality between $50.00 and a $150.00 ukes. I played and listened to many different ukes before I decided that the cheaper Mahalo actually sounded better than most of $150.00 ukes. Of course the more $$$ you have the more whistles and bells you get, but ultimately it really comes down to how the thing sounds. I am a beginner also and didn't want to sink to much cash into my first uke. I am very happy with my Mahalo, but I am saving up for something a bit nicer. Check out tikikings site for lots of good uke stuff.

http://www.tikiking.com/

I got the privledge of seeing Tikii King's finished "pineapple" Uke a few weeks ago. It has a little tiki carved right into the top or the head near the tuning pegs and it sounded awesome!

Chongolio