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I've been wanting a ukulele all winter. I'm a 67 year old lady who has played guitar for a few decades. Totally self-taught, and strictly a chord strummer. I'd put off ordering a ukulele, but a week ago, when I asked my daughter in law what I should get my soon-to-be granddaughter for her birthday, she said, "She's been wanting a ukule for so long!" So, I took the plunge, and last week I ordered TWO of these Donner Concert Ukeleles... one for my granddaughter and one for myself. My granddaughter has never had any formal training on musical instruments. A few years ago I taught her a couple of chords on the guitar but that's it. When I gave her the uke I had printed out the chords to a few popular songs I knew she liked and showed her the basics. 24 hours later she came up to my house and I was stunned at how well she was playing these songs! I, too, found it quite easy to learn to play the thing, although it took my brain a bit longer to "re-learn" how to play chords on the uke as they were totally different than the guitar. But she and I were playing duets! Our 37 year old daughter was visiting today. She wanted me to play a song on the uke. I did, and she wanted to try. She had piano lessons as a kid and nothing more. I showed her a few chords and within a half hour she was easily playing Vance Joy's "Riptide." She was so excited and wanted to get a uke of her own, so I ordered a THIRD one of these today. As for the uke... the case it came in is very nice. Comes with an extra set of nylon strings and also a digital uke tuner, which can also tune a guitar, banjo, bass, and a few other stringed instruments. The uke itself was the perfect size. I couldn't imagine trying to play the smaller soprano size, and I didn't want bigger one since I have a bigger acoustic guitar. When first tuning the uke, you might find it easier to use a keyboard to make sure you're getting those loose nylon strings on the correct octave. If you don't have a keyboard, you can find videos on youtube that will help you tune it. After you get them in tune the first time, it becomes much easier using the digital tuner. When you first start playing you'll have to be retuning those strings every few minutes, to get the "stretch" out of them. I found that after two days of playing, the strings stayed in tune much better than the first day. I love the sound of it. It's nicely made and an all-round FUN little instrument to play! The only thing negative is a very minor one... the directions that come with the digital tuner are so small you'd need a jeweler's loop or good magnifying glass to read them. I had to put the sheet on my scanner and blow it up 150% and copy it so I could actually read the thing! Since I had no experience with a digital tuner, it was essential to read the directions. However, as stated earlier, you can get help with this at youtube if you're new to them. So now Grandma, daughter, and granddaughter are hooked on this ukulele. Looks like there'll be some fun times around the campfires this summer!

I love this ukulele, the sound quality is above and beyond, with a beautiful mohagonny wood body and neck. It comes with everything you need to start playing the ukulele, easy to learn lessons in the app provided by the makers of the instrument.

I purchased a pre-owned concert size and I’m very satisfied with the purchase. It was in great condition out of the box. The sound quality is resonant, especially for a smaller sized ukulele. The strings aren’t great but for the price are better than expected and don’t require significant tuning day to day. The instrument itself seems sturdy. Speaking as a beginning player, this is a great entry level instrument that I would recommend to anyone interested in their first ukulele.

Not a bad choice for a beginner (like me). Once the stings got stretched out a little, the tuning became more stable so now it holds its tune pretty well. Tuner comes with the ukulele, and is easy to use. Sound quality is acceptable given the price. Quality and craftmanship are pretty good too. I like the carrying case the ukulele comes in.

This is a really nice quality ukulele for the price. Seriously you would not go wrong buying this nice instrument. It is finished really well. The quality is something I would expect at a much, much higher price point. It plays easily and has a nice sound. The machined tuners are smooth and once the strings get a bit of stretch, the ukulele is easy to tune and it stays nicely in tune while you play. I play guitar and cello so I am not a beginner at stringed instruments but I think a beginner would find this quite easy and fun to learn to play. It came with a bunch of extras - a nice little tuner which I tested against my more expensive tuners and found it to be just as accurate. Some picks, another set of strings, and a neck strap. The case is a nicely padded gig bag with a shoulder strap. Perfectly functional. Seriously this entire package is $60! $50 if you got the $10 off coupon from Amazon. Something to add because I see that people have complained about not being able to keep it in tune right away. The strings will settle in after a couple practice sessions and you will find it stays in tune just fine. Right out of the box and for the first couple days I tuned it constantly. Tonight I played it for about an hour and never had to tune it. Again, well worth the price. Enjoy!

I received a quality instrument for a great price! Sounds excellent!

ok how about i rate the things that matter the most: intonation: 4/5 the intonation is perfectly fine if you are playing regular chords. if you go beyond the 7th fret you start to notice a little bit of dissonance and beyond 12th fret it doesnt sound very good. tuning/strings: 5/5 as good at staying in tune as my classical guitars. i see a lot of reviews for nylon stringed instruments complaining that they won't stay in tune. this is usually misleading. it can take a few days for nylon strings to stretch out enough to hold tuning, and this is in addition to a little bit of manual stretching and persistent playing and tuning. i waited a few days to write a review precisely because of this. this ukelele holds tune very well. the tuners seem to be good quality (but im no expert on that) and the bridge and nut are good quality and dont snag the strings too much. 4 days into playing i can set the uke down for a few hours and come back and it's still in tune (well, good enough to fiddle around on anyway) action: 5/5 just about perfect. it remains to be seen if the neck or body warp and ruin the action, but that's how it goes with things made of wood. sound: 5/5 im not an expert by any means, but it sounds really good to my ears. it's mellow, woody, subtle, deep. but it also projects really well for such a small instrument. the strings that come on the uke are aquila super nylgut (at least on the one i got, maybe results vary?) i havent tried too many different brands of nylon strings but aquila are the best i've used. overall quality: 5/5 no rough edges. parts seem well made. nothing loose. it's very pretty looking. the finish is so light that you can feel the texture of the wood. also it comes with a clip on tuner that works well, an extra set of strings (donner brand/no name?), a few picks, a strap, and a case. the case is really good. it's a soft case but with a lot of cushioning. zippers and stitching seem decent quality. the strap is not good. the ends are shaped completely wrong and the peg is on the neck way too close to the frets so it gets in the way of your fretting hand. it's easy enough to fix if you want to use a strap but probably involves moving the neck strap peg and cutting one end of the strap. i bought this uke cause i wanted something decent to play that was small enough to strap to the back of my bicycle. it was cheap enough to take a chance on and well worth taking a chance on. it is perfect for my needs and holds up to my personal standards. i highly recommend it for anyone that wants a decent quality instrument but doesn't want to (or can't) spend a lot of money.

Amazing ukulele for such a good price! I’ve learned a lot of songs from it the moment I got it. The textures and strings are really good and the strings are nice and thick for it to strum! Really beginner friendly so i definitely recommend. I did not go over the instruction book but i just learnt it the moment i got it! Amazing colors also so overall such an amazing ukulele. As a beginner my self, a huge suggestion to get this ukulele.

I am loving this ukulele. I’m a beginner so I didn’t want to spend a lot of money. At the same time I wanted a ukulele that had a reasonable level of quality. This ukulele is the right balance for me. It has a nice sound. After 1 week of tuning it several times a day it is holding its tune for several hours. I appreciate the clip on tuner for times when I’m not at home with my piano. The case is of good quality and looks very nice. There are buttons for the strap to attach to so there is no need to attach a strap each time you use it. Just one thing - the picks are plastic and I’m told that they should be felt. All in all I am very happy with it. I think it’s a good ukulele for a beginner.

Desde el primer contacto, se nota que el ukelele está muy bien construido. La madera de caoba (o del material correspondiente) ofrece un acabado elegante y robusto. Las uniones están bien logradas, sin imperfecciones, y el tacto transmite durabilidad y mimo por los detalles. Al tocarlo, responde con un sonido cálido y claro, ideal tanto para principiantes como para quienes buscan un instrumento fiable para practicar o grabar. Las cuerdas incluidas tienen buena tensión y el clavijero mantiene la afinación durante sesiones largas. Un acierto en cuanto a calidad-precio. Se nota que no es un juguete, sino un instrumento que invita a seguir aprendiendo y disfrutando.

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I love this one Great for learning and playing sounds nice and all the things that come with it I don’t normally review but am happy customer

Prodotto di qualità, sacca comodissima. È un po' difficile da usare lo strumento digitale per accordare, ma veramente utile.sono contento dell'acquisto