The natural finish gives a striking appearance to make your Uke stand out. Although this is a budget Ukulele, it is fitted with geared tuning mechanisms, ensuring that your Uke will be easy to tune and stay in tune. Making sure you'll always strike the right chord! These 3rd Avenue models are ideal for first-time beginners, education or ensemble work. The Soprano Ukulele is the most popular of the family, manageable in size and easy to get involved with a group straight away. Equipped with a carry bag so you can take your Uke everywhere you go, whether that be school, lessons, friends house or even on holiday! At a great value price tag, the 3rd Avenue Ukes aren't something to be missed. "...It plays well, and the nut is cut deep enough to allow the strings to sustain, and for the intonation to stay true all the way up the neck of the ukulele up into the higher registers. It feels good under the palms and the frets on the underside have been filed back to avoid catching your fingers on them (which for children can be quite painful, and off-putting!). It is sturdily built and feels comfortable to play. As with all new stringed instruments, they take a while to hold their tune, but after a couple of days, it is holding its tune quite well (only needing a half-turn or so it get it to pitch, rather than winding and winding for quite some time!). For a budget ukulele, it is good quality for its price." - Ashley from A.S. Music Tuition