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Originally Posted by Br1ck
For under $400, Pono makes fine instruments.
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I agree. I haven't tried all of the ukes in this price range, but I have a Pono MGT (mango tenor) which is a beautiful and sweet sounding instrument with build quality matching much more expensive ukes. And while Pono ukuleles and guitars are made in Indonesia, Ko'olau (Pono's parent company) owns the shop, trains the workers, and pays them well for that market.
If that price range is out of reach, consider Kala, which has some nice solid-top ukuleles in the $200-300 price range.
Another brand I've heard of is
Koa Pili Koko (KPK), which sells imported, all-solid wood ukes at very nice prices, like $215 for a basic tenor. I haven't seen any myself, but they get good notices by some of the folks at Ukulele Underground.