I got one for the first time a month or so ago. I choose a Pono tenor, cedar on solid rosewood bs. I wanted to try something new, and have my 8yo daughter learn along with me. She is interested, and I enjoy seeing her progress, and discussing basic musical concepts with her.
For me personally, I have mixed feelings. I do enjoy it, but not as much as expected. As stated above it's tuned like the treble strings of a guitar capoed at 5, so it's not to hard getting familiar. I can get some decent music out of it, and the biggest challenges being keeping it in place sans strap, and the tight finger board. As I am not specifically looking for Hawaiian music at this point, it's rare for me to find something to play that would not sound better on the guitar.
Jury is still out as to how much I will use it moving forward.
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