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Juan
Aloha
USA
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 Posted - 09/09/2004 : 03:36:24 AM
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Hello,
Is there a considerable (or at least noticeable) size difference between a concert and soprano uke? I am very use to my Martin D-15 and Epiphone AJ-1 acoustics and would feel more comfortable holding the most substantial-sized uke I could get my hands on. Any suggestions on mid-range ukes would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Juan
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hapakid
Luna Ho`omalu
USA
1533 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2004 : 12:33:12 PM
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Aloha e Juan,
Most people notice a difference in size between the soprano and concert when playing. Soprano is 13-13.5" scale and concert is around 15". The difference is more noticeable when you move up to tenor, with a 17" scale, especially if you have fingers like I do. And most tenors have an overall mellower sound, but not always. I played a Lanikai tenor yesterday and it sounded great, though not as warm as a solid wood uke.
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marzullo
`Olu`olu
USA
923 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2004 : 2:08:56 PM
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i heartily second jesse's comments. i find a soprano uncomfortably small and a concert tolerably small. i can't tell the difference between a soprano and a concert based on the sound. my favorite size is a tenor, and i think that i can tell the difference in sound too (but i could flunk a double blind test...)
i also agree with jesse's assessment of lanikai ukes.
agreeably,
keith
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cpatch
Ahonui
USA
2187 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2004 : 5:33:37 PM
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| I have large hands (and large feet and, yes, for the curious, a large nose) and also found a soprano to be too small...I mainly noticed it when trying to jam fingers onto adjacent strings in the same fret, especially for hammer-ons. A concert is fine though. |
Craig
My goal is to be able to play as well as people think I can. |
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Pops
Lokahi
USA
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Posted - 09/09/2004 : 9:34:31 PM
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| I agree with the others that there is an appreciable difference between a soprano and a concert. However, (if this makes any sense) I've noticed that many higher end soporanos are not as cramped as some of the less expensive models. I don't know if it's a real difference but the more expensive ones seem to cramp my hands less. |
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