The Wife Wants To Learn The UKULELE

[rpjazzguitar]

I have a Kala. Don't know the model. Seems well made. Came with a very nice case.

[Doctor Jeff]

I don’t know about a baritone as a first uke. I think it’s more for people playing in an ensemble, or somebody with a bunch of ukes who wants to add something a little different to the herd.

IMO the best beginner uke is a concert. Right size, good sound, good price. If you are more polished and playing more solos or chord/melody the tenor is a step up.

The soprano is not very versatile—thought of as almost a toy, though of course many people play them beautifully. I think it fits in with an older repertoire like 1920’s music.

[Woody Sound]

Get a baritone. They are still quite small, are tuned linearly and play in the same key as a guitar. It will make things so much easier for you if you need to help and interpret what she is tryin to learn and play. Ukes that are tuned a fourth up do my head in when looking at some playing the chords or notes and trying to help them. Plus that high top string makes scales sound weird.

I never tried one, but isn't a baratone almost like a nylon guitar with less strings?

[mr. beaumont]

Yes, a baritone is basically a small 4 string guitar. They're cool, but they don't really sound much like ukuleles.

I have a Martin Tenor, nothing fancy, but I like it. To me, the soul of the uke is in the reentrant tuning. Gotta have that "octave up" string on the bottom.
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[citizenk74]

That's awesome.. Get her a good one! have fun playing together. I wish my wife showed even an iota of interest in uke. She doesn't mind MY interest, though, so I guess that's something.

[MorrisGilliam1]

I have a Kala. Don't know the model. Seems well made. Came with a very nice case.

Me too

[benhatchins]

Awesome pick! I'm totally into the ukulele sound too and thinking of diving into learning it myself. Found some fresh and cool covers at New ukulele covers - Ukulele Tabs that I'm itching to play for my friends. It's like, the more tunes, the merrier, right?

[macuaig]

I have a nice tenor Kala, so I’m sure she’ll enjoy hers. If I were getting serious about ukuleles, I’d look at the huge line from Cordoba. My Cordoba C7 classical guitar is wonderful, and I’d expect nothing less from their ukes. Ukuleles Archive - Cordoba Guitars