This is a lovely uke, intuitively it looked right and seemed well constructed, the shell rosette gives it an elegance. I chose it because i wanted a solid top and after discussions with Chris he was clear it would meet my needs, i instrument which with had intonation and clarity as i wished to play a lot of chords 😄
Although i am new to ukes, after 50 years of guitar i started playing single lines (melodies and improvisation) with my thumb nail, its clear as bell, the instruments responds well ...