I am new to the ukulele…maybe 5 months…practicing for 15 minutes twice a day…so for me progress is slow…as it does take a bit longer for me to understand what I am doing…but my interest in the uke has not waned
I started with the Luna concert cedar Tapa uke…I love the warm sound and it probably is the best quality uke I own…though I am trying to sell it now…I just could not get used to it…I bought it from a local music store with a good reputation…but through trial and error and research…I learned about how instruments are setup…the cedar concert was way too high at the nut…
So through frustration…I bought the mahalo concert wide neck uke…and it helped me solve some of my fingering issues …but it is now for sale as well

I then bought a tenor maple top Makanu uke…never heard of them…but I think it is a quality instrument…love the sound and I am keeping it
And then I am on ebay…looking at soprano ukes…and I like a warmer sound and was interested in the spruce top luna vss uke…it was offered by Perry’s music out of Illinois…and it was offered with…professional setup…and that was for an additional 20 bucks…
All my headaches are gone…Wow …with this low action setup it is so easy to play…pretty much just by lightly touching the strings it is so easy to form clear sounding chords
So my message is if you are interested in learning the ukulele…get one that is setup properly…your fingers won’t hurt so much…if at all…most music stores charge 50 to 100 bucks to setup instruments…but for 20 extra dollars at Perry’s music…you cannot go wrong
I am not paid to write this and have no connection to Perry’s music