to me ukuleles are very Unique instruments.
Having grown up in a musical family and being a Cancer survivor I have a lot of respect for being able to play music. I love most types of music from jazz to classical. And I can attest that music does indeed heal. In fact music is one of my most important reasons for being and for feeling alive I have studied violin and classical guitar for years...
Having said all that, the ukulele has become my favorite instrument not only for the range of music and techniques that it lends itself to, but also for the variability/unique experience that each and every Uke brings to the act of making music. From the looks to the materials to the scale, tuning, strings, affordability etc m
I cannot think of any other musical instrument that has such a wide and varied palette of choices.
For instance even though classical guitar was my main instrument for many years I only have and use one cedar top guitar. Yet I have a sizable collection of ukuleles and play most of them. When I choose a song to record a critical decision of the experience is which Uke to use.
And even though my collection is quite nice and varied the whole collection probably costs as much a single very good but not a very best classical guitar or violin
So aside from the magic of being able to make music the ukulele is and wide range of expression that it allows.
The clearest example that comes to mind is Bach.
How many variations of sound, arrangements etc could possibly made of a Bach piece on a classical guitar? A handful at most. Now do the same on ukulele and you'll easily quadruple the number of variations and experiences possible on our simple and unassuming little instrument.
Sorry for the long post but I have thought about this in the past and wanted to share my angle of how I see the Uke.
Getting of my soapbox now
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