The Mahalo U-350 Deluxe Ukulele has a host of professional features, genuine Hawaiian Koa wood and Abalone sound rosette suggest a boutique instrument.

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Excellent Playability, Tone and Looks

I got this ukulele on Amazon from a third party seller and it came with a hardcase. It came with aquila strings on it and a compensated bridge (saddle). The ukulele did not need any adjustment as far as adjusting the height of the nut or saddle. The ukulele when tuned in open position also is in tune in the fretted positions–even without adjustment. The only other ukulele I got which was as good out of the box for playability as this is my Hamano. O I will say the tone on this uke has a similar quality to the Hamano as well. Not identical, but closer sounding to the Hamano than it is to laminate ukes which are priced similarly to this ukulele. So, I would say it has a ‘vintage’ sound to it. The top on it is solid mahogany I expect but at first I thought it was a bit thick but now I realize it is fine as it does sound good. The Koa or Acacia on the sides and back matches the stain of the mahogany on the top. I would recommend this ukulele to anyone wanting a good sounding good playing good looking ukulele. Mahalo tends to get a bad rap in the reviews for intonation but I found this one quite good. Plus it comes with a case. I am very happy with this purchase. It does have friction tuners but about half of my ukuleles do and they work fine. I actually prefer them as it makes the ukulele more traditional and better balanced as machines are too heavy for a soprano. The strings like on all ukes need a little break in (stretching at first). I tightened the tuners a little as they have screw tighteners on the back. Be sure to use a proper smaller philips head when tightening them so as not to strip them out. Once I tightened the tuners a tad, and stretched the strings a little, it tuned up great.

I bought this ukulele on a gamble as there were no reviews or really any youtubes of it. The closest youtube I could find was for the UK version of this which I think is the Mahalo LTD2 by my research. I gambled right and found the uke was better than I expected. Its got the tone I like.

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