Brian_the_electrician
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I happened by the store I recently purchased my Snail ebony concert uke and tried a few more. There were a lot of cheap soprano ukes but a few good ones too. One that really impressed me was a Ohana with a solid mahogany top. It was well set up and well made. I was really surprised by how loud it was and how not all that different in terms of playing a concert model. I sort of assumed sopranos would be hard to fret and project not well at all. An heirloom quality one must be pretty darned good indeed.
I was also surprised by how little difference I detected going the other way. The lone decent tenor, an Amahi, the store had in stock, was one I tried when I bought the Snail. I could have gone either way. The tenor being larger was slightly easier to play up the neck but the tone and volume, while good enough, wasn't all that different from the concerts.
I am looking already for uke number two since I'd like one with a built in pickup and pre-amp to work it into gigs. I assumed I'd end up with a tenor but I think a concert is probably going to do the trick. But who knows? Once a p.a. system or amp is in the picture, a soprano might end up being the one.
When the time comes to lay out big-ish money for a really nice all solid uke I will have to give soprano ukes serious consideration. Coming from the world of guitar really surprised me.
I was also surprised by how little difference I detected going the other way. The lone decent tenor, an Amahi, the store had in stock, was one I tried when I bought the Snail. I could have gone either way. The tenor being larger was slightly easier to play up the neck but the tone and volume, while good enough, wasn't all that different from the concerts.
I am looking already for uke number two since I'd like one with a built in pickup and pre-amp to work it into gigs. I assumed I'd end up with a tenor but I think a concert is probably going to do the trick. But who knows? Once a p.a. system or amp is in the picture, a soprano might end up being the one.
When the time comes to lay out big-ish money for a really nice all solid uke I will have to give soprano ukes serious consideration. Coming from the world of guitar really surprised me.