Mark...Thanks so much for the info, and my humble apologies for misspelling...I'm an editor, for heaven's sake, I should know better. Friend lives here in California, but used to live in the Islands, and while visiting last month did a little looking there...and was showed the Connecticut wonder. Apparently he had the same opinion of it that you do. Plastic, schmastic...if it sounds good, it IS good. Have you checked out the website for this Oakland, CA luthier? Gorgeous ukuleles...but pretty pricey, tho in line with the work:   mike@ukemaker.com