The six-string models have two third and first strings in octaves, and on the eight-string models all strings are doubled (the fourth and third in octaves, the second and first in unison). Regardless of the size, we have six-string and eight-string ukes. If we combine a concert body with a tenor neck and scale, we have a super concert or a long-neck concert. For example, a soprano body and a concert neck and scale make a super soprano, or a long-neck soprano. Its reduced size and the small space between frets, together with the light tension of the strings, don’t make it a good option for beginners.Īs for hybrids, we can find combinations of a specific body size, with a bigger size for the length of the neck and scale. The sopranino size is even smaller than the soprano, with a scale length under 33 cm. Hybrid UkulelesĪpart from the standard sizes, we have special and hybrid formats. Its linear tuning and its low sound makes it a bit different from the ukulele sound. Finally, the baritone, with the biggest scale length. Its bigger soundboard also gives more volume, with many lower pitches. The bigger scale allows the frets to be further separated, making it easier for fingering and playing chords, and the wider gap between the strings makes it easier for the strumming hand (the hand you use for strumming is usually the right one for the right-handed, and the left one for the left-handed). The next size, the tenor, is used a lot for fingerpicking. On top of that, the bigger size of the soundboard gives more volume. The concert format is a little bigger than the standard one, it’s a little more convenient to play (especially if you have big hands), it has more frets available (normally 14, in some cases 12). The soprano ukulele is considered to be standard. (source: wikipedia) Range of notes of standard ukulele types Characteristics TypeĪ4-D4-F#4-B4 or G4-C4-E4-A4 (most common) Less common are the sopranino and bass ukulele. From smaller to bigger, we have : The Soprano, Concert, Tenor, Baritone. We can find 4 types of common ukuleles, of varying sizes and scales (string length).
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