It is a child's toy, I don't believe it's meant to be used as an adult ukulele for actual music playing. It's very, very small. Perfect size for my four-year-old. She's banged it up quite a bit and it hasn't broken, so it's made more nicely than I expected when I first received it. For $10 it is what it is. I think it'd be a nice present for a younger child, particularly if you wouldn't be too upset if they broke it. I have no musical inclination whatsoever, so I have no idea if it can even be pSee full review