Why tenor ukulele

Baritone is the next step up from the tenor in size. The baritone ukulele has the longest scale - about three inches longer than the tenor - with the widest fret spacing of all the sizes we offer.

The neck on a baritone is also wider than the tenor. All of these characteristics make the baritone great type of ukulele for fingerpicking. The baritone size is great for all skill and experience levels, but especially for those with large hands and fingers. The baritone ukulele has the deepest, fullest sound with the most low end, sounding similar to an acoustic guitar. Hopefully this helps you get an idea of the characteristics and differences of the different sizes of ukulele we offer!

Check out our other posts for more great ukulele guides and don't hesitate to ask us questions! What uke size do you have or which type are you planning to get? What else do you look for in an ukulele? Let us know on social media kalabrandmusic! My Account My Wishlist. My Shopping Bag. Search Kalabrand. Ukulele Sizes Explained! Lyon and Healey introduced a big ukulele tenor size in advertising that it was double the size and loudness of an ordinary ukulele.

The CF Martin company introduced a "louder" "concert ukulele" in and a tenor ukulele in Schultz and Moenning introduced their concert ukulele in late UkeStuff Active member. Joined Feb 15, Messages 2, Points I'm not quite sure about the story of Sam Kamaka, but what I've read is a combination of merlin and casualmusic's posts above. The concert was supposed to have grown out of the Martin Taropatch; and what I have read is that it was called concert so as not to confuse buyers who might think the instrument has a different range than the soprano.

That makes sense to me, as a singer, as altos and sopranos do not share the same range. I'm not quite sure what happened with the tenor, as it too, shares the same range. Ukantor may have a point--perhaps early ones were tuned differently, or perhaps the tenor was just so much larger that it felt necessary to call it something else.

I will argue with one small point of Ukantor's post--I've been very interested in tuning and wrote about this on a Facebook group this evening.

D6 tuning seems to have developed after , and by the s, much of the Tin Pan Alley sheet music was printed in D6 tuning. I'm not sure when things for most people came back to Cperhaps it came with the standardized names of the instruments with the standardized committee mentioned by casualmusic?

It's all very interesting We all know about the Ravenscrag arriving in , but the Ukulele Friend website has a museum with a do Espirito Santo ukulele dated from I thought the Madeiran workers were in the sugar fields for their mandatory five years before starting to make cabinets and then instruments. So I had always heard mids for the birth of the ukulele. It looks as if the instrument were created almost immediately. It is really quite amazing to see!

King David Member. Joined Jan 28, Messages Points Bill1 said:. Anyone who is serious about truly mastering the ukulele will always aspire to eventually learn how to play the Standard Size well. All the other sizes are just stepping stones to the Standard. When Jake and others come off the road and end the need to sell tickets and records to interested bystanders, they will no doubt find a Standard size and begin the journey to refine their skills further to fully master the ukulele.

A proper Standard with just 12 frets to work with, to be able to play any music. It is a rewarding challenge. That's a cool picture of first ukulele. And speaking of time on our hands The book is available at: uhpress. It's cool to have a well researched book about ukulele history up to I'm hoping for a 2nd edition to add all the stuff that's happenned in the last decade. Joined Sep 15, Messages 5, Points When Jake and others come off the road I would avoid taking Bill1's comment seriously.

Tongue firmly in cheek, I suspect. John C. Croaky Keith Active member. Joined Nov 13, Messages 6, Points Well they had to call it something! Jerryc41 Well-known member. Joined Jul 4, Messages 8, Points In other words: If you can play a tenor, then you can play a concert and vice versa.

Generally, tenors and concerts will have the same number of frets usually 18, this depends on the manufacturer. However, higher up the neck, the tenor frets are easier to access as the neck joins the body at the 14th, rather than the 12th fret. The main difference between the concert and tenor is their respective sizes. These sizes are indicative; as there are no standard ukulele sizes. Depending on the manufacturer, an instrument may be off by an inch in either direction.

As a point of reference, soprano ukes usually measure about 21 inches and baritones typically around 29 inches. As stated above, the bodies of the two styles vary, with the larger tenor body providing a fuller sound. Concert and tenor ukuleles produce slightly different sounds. To many, this is a subtle difference which they would have to listen hard to hear. This is down to the science of sound waves and vibrations. Therefore, tenor ukuleles almost always sound fuller and more vibrant. Tenor strings have more tension, resulting in enhanced projection, which is useful in live scenarios.

Ukuleles are not the loudest of instruments, so the ability to project sound can make an instrument appear louder. Craftsmanship, quality and materials all make a significant difference in sound. For example, an instrument crafted of solid wood will sound better, louder and have more projection than a cheaper laminated version.

Scale length affects string vibration.