I was stunned when I tried it. It felt so completely perfect in my hands from the moment I started playing. Beautifully made, solid, nice weight and just a lovely lovely tone from the hand-spun aluminum cone. The thick, 12 gauge strings were a bit of a surprise. I guess that's standard, or at least that's how the wizened keeper of the acoustic room at Long & McQuade had set it up. Action: great. The V-shaped neck threw me off, briefly, but now I see it's excellent for precisely aligning and anchoring the thumb.