On a day to day basis, it’s the concert ukulele that I pick up first. If I could only play one size, it would be the concert. Soprano and tenor ukuleles each have a number of advantages, and the concert – being exactly half way between the two – has the advantages of both. Here [...]
Koa wood – native to Hawaii – is the traditional wood from which ukuleles were made. So it’s no surprise that many people look to have a koa concert ukulele. But what are the options?
Top End Koa Ukuleles
For a top quality, solid koa concert ukulele, you can expect to pay between $500 and $1,000. In [...]
There isn’t a whole lot of difference between soprano and concert ukuleles – only a couple of inches. But those two inches do change how the ukulele feels and how you play it.
Advantages of a Concert Ukulele
The biggest advantage of the concert ukulele, as far as I’m concerned, is the extra bit of room you [...]
Ukuleles are classified according to their size. There are four main sizes: soprano, concert, tenor and baritone. Of these the concert is the second smallest (after the soprano).
The scale length of a concert ukulele (that is the playable area of the strings) is 15 inches (38 centimeters).
Other than that, they are very similar to the [...]
