But they all seemed to have trade-offs; not the least of which was price with the nice solid Koa ukes running $900 and up.

I shopped around for awhile because I wanted a solid koa ukulele, and this was best deal I could find and still be sure that it was a quality product

You won't find a solid Koa uke anywhere for this price!A bit of a warning though

Beautifully made wonderful koa sound

If you want a good Hawaiian Koa ukulele in this price range, and you can't cherry pick in person, I don't think you can go wrong ordering a Martin!

The C1K has all solid koa top, back, and sides.

The C1K has all solid koa top, back, and sides.