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Product Name : Mahalo U-50G Economy Soprano Ukulele with
Geared Tuning Pegs and Gig Bag (Natural)
Product Features : Mahalo U-50G Economy Soprano Ukulele with
Geared Tuning Pegs and Gig Bag (Natural)
- Affordable, beautiful soprano-style ukulele
- Body and neck constructed of maple and stained mahogany brown
- Maple fingerboard and bridge stained black
- Equipped with standard guitar-style tuners
- Includes black gigbag for storage and transport
Product Description :
Mahalo U-50G Economy Soprano
Ukulele with Geared Tuning Pegs and Gig Bag
(Natural)
Perfect for those who prefer the guitar-style geared tuners on
their ukulele, this affordable, soprano-sized Mahalo U-50G ukulele
offers a gorgeous maple body that's stained mahogany brown, and its
fingerboard and bridge are also constructed of maple but stained
black. It's complemented by nickel-plated friction pegs and
guitar-style 14:1 ratio geared tuning machines for easier tuning. A
black gigbag included.
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Mahalo U-50G Economy Soprano Ukulele with Geared Tuning Pegs and
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Date Published: Jan 30, 2011 - 1:06 am
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Lanikai LU-21 Soprano Ukulele
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Product Name : Lanikai LU-21 Soprano Ukulele
Product Features : Lanikai LU-21 Soprano Ukulele
- Soprano-sized ukulele--great for first-time players and
multi-instrumentalists looking to expand range
- Constructed of reddish nato wood for bright, bassy sound
- Accented with white binding
- Rosewood fretboard with 12 frets; 14-inch scale length
- Includes instruction book
- Soprano Size
- Limited Lifetime Warrnty
- Easy Playablilty
- Has 12 Frets
Product Description :
Lanikai LU-21 Soprano
Ukulele
This is where it all begins - classic design and beautiful wood
with attention to detail. All this at a price that will make you
smile. The Lanikai LU-21 Standard Ukulele is built with nato back,
sides and top and a 12 fret rosewood fretboard. This standard sized
ukulele features geared tuning machines with a white body
binding.
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Date Published: Jan 30, 2011 - 12:57 am
Four sizes of ukuleles are common:
soprano,
concert,
tenor, and
baritone. There are also less common
sopranino and bass ukuleles at the extreme ends of the size
spectrum.
The soprano, often called "standard" in Hawaii, is the smallest,
and the original size ukulele. The concert size was developed in
the 1920s as an enhanced soprano, slightly larger and louder with a
deeper tone. Shortly thereafter, the tenor was created, having more
volume and deeper bass tone. The largest size is the baritone,
created in the 1940s.
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Type
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Scale length
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Total length
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Tuning
(Helmholtz notation)
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soprano or standard
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13" (33 cm)
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21" (53 cm)
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g'c'e'a' or a'd'f#'b'
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concert
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15" (38 cm)
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23" (58 cm)
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g'c'e'a' or gc'e'a'
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tenor
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17" (43 cm)
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26" (66 cm)
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gc'e'a', g'c'e'a', or d'gbe'
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baritone
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19" (48 cm)
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30" (76 cm)
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dgbe'
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Choosing the Best Ukulele for Beginners
Soprano ukulelesare the most common size of ukulele and the
most likely to make the classic "plinky" ukulele sound that most
people associate with the instrument. The soprano ukulele is about
20-21 inches long, and is a good size for a child or someone with
smaller hands (although many players with larger hands play soprano
ukes with no problem). Soprano ukuleles can be bought cheaply, and
a good one can be had - usually with a gig bag included - for about
$30-50. Beware, though, of really cheap souvenir soprano ukuleles
with Hawaiian scenes painted on them. They are more for displaying
than playing.
Concert ukuleles, at about 23-24 inches long, are the next
size up from the soprano and deliver the classic ukulele sound with
a little more room to maneuver on the fretboard. They are also a
little louder than sopranos, which is why they are good for concert
playing.
Tenor ukuleles are 26-27 inches long and are even louder
than the concert ukulele. Tenor ukuleles are usually the ukulele of
choice for professional players. It's important to note, however,
that tenor ukuleles are sometimes strung with a low-G string
instead of the traditional high-G string, which adds more bass
(because the G is an octave lower) but sounds less like a
traditional ukulele.
Baritone ukuleles are the largest of the ukulele sizes, and
are different from the three smaller sizes in an important way.
Whereas soprano, concert and tenor ukuleles are tuned GCEA (the
classic "my dog has fleas" tuning), baritone ukuleles are often
tuned DGBE - the same tuning as the bottom 4 strings of the
guitar.
Many ukulele players don't even consider the baritone a true
ukulele for that reason, but the guitar-like tuning makes the
baritone a great choice for people who want to try the ukulele and
then transition to learning guitar or those who already know guitar
and want to learn ukulele
Date Published: Jan 16, 2011 - 9:01 pm
This looks very interesting for me how to play Ukulele... I start
learning without it and will buy in the future. First, I would like
to know is how to play and I found that it's not hard since I can
play guitar. There are 4 tunings and here is the standard, guess
that this is for beginner. Let start with me and I will show you
how process I can with Ukulele... Have fun!!!
Date Published: Jan 16, 2011 - 8:18 pm
Ukuleles are commonly associated with music from Hawai‘i where the
name roughly translates as "jumping flea",perhaps due to the action
of one's fingers playing the ukulele resembling a "jumping flea".
According to Queen Lili'uokalani, the last Hawaiian monarch, the
name means “the gift that came here”, from the Hawaiian words uku
(gift or reward) and lele (to come). Developed in the 1880s, the
ukulele is based on two small guitar-like instruments of Portuguese
origin, the cavaquinho and the rajão, introduced to the Hawaiian
Islands byPortuguese immigrants from Madeira and Cape Verde. Three
immigrants in particular, Madeiran cabinet makers Manuel Nunes,
José do Espírito Santo, and Augusto Dias, are generally credited as
the first ukulele makers.
The OED has this to say: ukulele, n. Pronunciation: /juːkəˈleɪliː/
Also ukelele. From Hawaiian ‘ukulele, < ‘uku flea + lele
jumping: see quot. 1957.
"A small four-stringed Hawaiian guitar that is a development of a
Portuguese instrument introduced to the island c1879."
1957 Amer. Speech 32 309 "The machete was heard one day by the
vice-chamberlain of King Kalakaua's court, who‥asked to be taught
to play it.‥ This vice-chamberlain was a British army officer named
Edward Purvis; but the Hawaiians‥called him ukulele because his
lively playing and antics and his small build suggested a leaping
flea. The new instrument became a great success,‥and someone
started calling them ukeleles."
Two weeks after they landed aboard the Ravenscrag in late August
1879, the Hawaiian Gazette reported that "Madeira Islanders
recently arrived here, have been delighting the people with nightly
street concerts."
One of the most important factors in establishing the ukulele in
Hawaiian music and culture was the ardent support and promotion of
the instrument by King David Kalakaua. A patron of the arts, he
incorporated it into performances at royal gatherings.
Date Published: Jan 16, 2011 - 1:35 am
The ukulele, (pronounced /ˌjuːkəˈleɪliː/ EW-kə-LAY-lee, from
Hawaiian: ʻukulele [ˈʔukuˈlɛlɛ]; variantly spelled ukelele in the
UK), sometimes abbreviated to uke, is a chordophone classified as a
plucked lute; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments,
generally with four nylon or gut strings or four courses of
strings.
The ukulele originated in the 19th century as a Hawaiian
interpretation of the cavaquinho or braguinha and the rajão, small
guitar-like instruments taken to Hawaiʻi by Portuguese immigrants.
It gained great popularity elsewhere in the United States during
the early 20th century, and from there spread internationally.
Tone and volume of the instrument vary with size and construction.
Ukuleles commonly come in four sizes: soprano, concert, tenor, and
baritone.
Date Published: Jan 15, 2011 - 7:06 am