You don't have to spend a lot to get a decent uke.
I have noodled about with just about every kind of instrument you can think of,
but somehow I've never become a musician, alas.
Then this past Christmas I was given a concert/tenor uke
and it was love at first strum.
I was even playing protest songs in the park last week
to an apparently enthusiastic audience!!
My wife is a Grade 10 pianist and versatile musician
(Irish harp, guitar, keyboard, flute, clarinet, songwriter...)
and she is very impressed with the tone and quality of my ukulele.
It cost less than $50 and you can find the same one here
http://www.empire-music.com/US/English/ … ctID=CL500
I don't think it's a fluke, either, as we have done business with Empire Music
for the past 15 years without a single complaint.
This is truly a nice instrument.
Okay, the finish isn't Martin quality, but there are no obvious defects,
all of the joinery is good-to-excellent, the frets are consistent,
what can I say? It's a well made little music maker.
I hope to buy a soprano uke soon and it will definitely be the same make.
The most important "accessory" any new string-plucker can have
is a bookmark set to chordie.com!
Shas