I bought this ukulele as an upgrade to an all laminate, but really decent Tenor of a very famous brand, that I owned.
I cannot describe in words, the difference in sound and build quality between my previous one and the Kai kti-5000.
Just the sound of it leaves me speechless!
So many frequencies, so much richness and so much sustain.
The instrument itself is so gorgeous up close, I am almost drooling when I am looking at it!
For me it is perfect.
As far as my experience with having it sent to me internationally, everything was perfect too.
The packaging was as safe as it can get, the shipping time really fast and the the instrument itself arrived in a flawless state.
I highly highly recommend it, especially if this is going to be your first all solid wood ukulele, you are in for a treat!
A little something about the nut width, it is listed as 36.5mm here and I believe it is listed as 37mm in the official Kai website, but I took a measure tape and measured mine at 35mm.
To me that is perfectly fine, in fact I prefer it at 35mm.
But to anyone who does not like that, there is some confusion around this subject.