micahlele
Active member
Folks, I know this sort of thing has been asked a bunch before, but it looks like the links in the sticky above are all broken, so I'm asking it again.
My 7-year old son wants to start learning uke. I play and have a nice tenor, but I'm wondering if there's a consensus on the best size uke for a child beginner. Would a soprano be too small or just right? Should I consider a long neck soprano, or maybe a concert? Even the tenor doesn't seem like it would be too big. Just looking for a push in the right direction, and I'm sure some of you have experience with beginners in that age group.
And if you have specific recommendations, that would be appreciated as well. I'm willing to spend up to $200 or $250 to get a decent beginner instrument that will play well and sound good, but if I can spend less that would be fine too.
Mahalo!
My 7-year old son wants to start learning uke. I play and have a nice tenor, but I'm wondering if there's a consensus on the best size uke for a child beginner. Would a soprano be too small or just right? Should I consider a long neck soprano, or maybe a concert? Even the tenor doesn't seem like it would be too big. Just looking for a push in the right direction, and I'm sure some of you have experience with beginners in that age group.
And if you have specific recommendations, that would be appreciated as well. I'm willing to spend up to $200 or $250 to get a decent beginner instrument that will play well and sound good, but if I can spend less that would be fine too.
Mahalo!