I bought this half size classical style guitar for my 9 year old son. The assistant rated it as a good starter guitar for small hands and also easier to press the strings down than a steel string guitar. It took a while to tune it straight from the box as the strings were loosened but after a while of stretching the strings it tuned up nicely. Ideal for learning open chords, but maybe not quite as tuned for barre chords. The guitar is good value and well made with a very nice orange high gloss finish. I would recommend it to anyone wishing to get a youngster into guitar playing, without having to get an amp and all the associated noise! Plus no batteries, plugs or leads so its go anywhere.