Catchy title huh?
I have noticed that a lot of people play the ukulele, especially sopranos, harder than the instrument is really designed to handle. The tone really suffers as a result of this. That's just my opinion. I know there may be some people who like the sound that comes out of an uke that is being played really hard....but to me it just kills it.
People wonder why the guys at HMS can make any uke in their hands from inexpensive to expensive sound really good...I think that a big part of that is because of the touch they play with. They don't play so hard they drive the instrument past its breaking point, so to speak.
I've also heard some complain about sopranos being annoying sounding. For me, a soprano can definitely sound annoying when it's played too hard. When they're played with the right touch, I really like them though.
This kind of thing is true for other instruments too, like guitar...but really guitars have a much bigger body and can stand up to harder strumming better it seems.
It seems like the smaller the instrument, the lighter the touch needed for it to sound good to my ears.
I think another reason some people play so hard is they are trying to get the uke to match the volume of their vocals, which are more powerful than the uke.
Just some thoughts there....I'd like to hear yours too seeing as we all have our own opinions.
I have noticed that a lot of people play the ukulele, especially sopranos, harder than the instrument is really designed to handle. The tone really suffers as a result of this. That's just my opinion. I know there may be some people who like the sound that comes out of an uke that is being played really hard....but to me it just kills it.
People wonder why the guys at HMS can make any uke in their hands from inexpensive to expensive sound really good...I think that a big part of that is because of the touch they play with. They don't play so hard they drive the instrument past its breaking point, so to speak.
I've also heard some complain about sopranos being annoying sounding. For me, a soprano can definitely sound annoying when it's played too hard. When they're played with the right touch, I really like them though.
This kind of thing is true for other instruments too, like guitar...but really guitars have a much bigger body and can stand up to harder strumming better it seems.
It seems like the smaller the instrument, the lighter the touch needed for it to sound good to my ears.
I think another reason some people play so hard is they are trying to get the uke to match the volume of their vocals, which are more powerful than the uke.
Just some thoughts there....I'd like to hear yours too seeing as we all have our own opinions.