Pinebaron
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I was at Ukerepublic last night looking at Tenor Ukes. While I was there I asked about some cheap sopranos as I am taking a trip and wanted a travel uke. Mike showed me this little Tanglewood soprano (68 bucks with a nice gig bag). I wasn't expecting much but boy was I surprised. First, this thing is like my old Army Drill Sargent; small, LOUD, and CLEAR. I was amazed at the toneality of the thing. Now Mike said he put different strings on it (I think they were Fremont Black Med). Fit and finish is excellent as well as the playability. I never thought a cheap uke from England would sound this good. I played it 10 seconds and fell in love. I'm not a very good soprano player (or a uke player for that matter) but this instrument seems to make it easier. Its going to be a joy to learn how to play a soprano rather than a chore. I somehow manage to get my pudgy fingers inside those little frets. I'm not one for naming ukes but this will be called Starns (after Drill Sargent Starns).