I want to buy a ukelele for my girlfriend-- nothing fancy, just one of those Mahalos that seem to be everywhere.
I like the baritone ukes, but would there be a downside to gettng a baritone?
-Dm
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My terminology may be wrong... by baritone I mean one like the uke on the right, here:
http://www.mevtaylors.co.uk/images/ukeleles.jpg
There are just 2 standard sizes?
http://www.mevtaylors.co.uk/images/ukeleles.jpg
There are just 2 standard sizes?
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I'd suggest a Bushman Jenny uke. These imported ukes are solid mahogony througout and sound excellent. Here is the Bushman website: http://jumpingflea.com/
The more inexpensive ukes at Bushman such as the Engelman or the Echo have also received good reviews. These are not 100% solid wood though.
I recorded my recent uke CD "Ukulele Stomp" using a Jenny Concert sized uke. A concert is one notch bigger than the smallest uke, a soprano. Check out my website for sound clips from the disk.
Beware about buying a baritone uke. Most baritones sound like really bad, cheap guitars. The only baritone I would consider buying would be a Jenny. I've played these and they sound better than most baritones. In general though, I don't really care for any uke larger than a tenor .
If you do buy a Bushman tell them I sent you.
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The more inexpensive ukes at Bushman such as the Engelman or the Echo have also received good reviews. These are not 100% solid wood though.
I recorded my recent uke CD "Ukulele Stomp" using a Jenny Concert sized uke. A concert is one notch bigger than the smallest uke, a soprano. Check out my website for sound clips from the disk.
Beware about buying a baritone uke. Most baritones sound like really bad, cheap guitars. The only baritone I would consider buying would be a Jenny. I've played these and they sound better than most baritones. In general though, I don't really care for any uke larger than a tenor .
If you do buy a Bushman tell them I sent you.
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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
Board of Directors Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association
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Moved to Music from No Peddlers. I played one of the mahogany Lanikai baritones the other day and was happily surprised at the quality.
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