![]() But like anything, that is just a very small example of the worst type of ukulele that doesn't represent everything. That is your typical 'plinky plonky' soprano sound. I think those suggesting the soprano is thin are basing that on the massive numbers of dreadful Chinese entry level brightly coloured instruments, that indeed DO sound thin. But that doesn't mean that a soprano has no tone. At the other end of the GCEA scale the tenor tends to have a more rounded fuller tone. ![]() The most traditional in sound, and that sound is very much of a more rhythmical instrument, almost staccato if you will. The soprano is really the original ukulele. What is happening here is the bigger body and sound box of larger ukuleles creates a more resonant sound than on a soprano. I accept that a tenor sounds different to a soprano, but it is in no way 'deeper'. The differences between their sounds are not in terms of pitch, but in terms of resonance. Exactly the same register, the same C tuning. 'I don't like them because they sound too high / too tinny'.įirst up, in standard tuning the soprano is tuned EXACTLY the same way as a concert and a tenor ukulele. I think it's time we did some sticking up for the soprano! Below I paraphrase some absolutely genuine responses I have seen regarding the soprano together with my counter views. Yet there is no doubt that my reviews of soprano instruments get less interest than if I review a concert or a tenor. They all have their place and all have their own distinct voices. But as I have always said, I never consider one particular scale of instrument to be 'better' than any other. I've always liked the soprano scale ukulele, and in fact mainly only play either sopranos or tenors as they are distinctly 'different' enough for me to enjoy both in different ways. There are a mass of myths around the soprano that people just don't seem to be able to let go of. So what's going on here? Well actually, some of the comments I received spell it out quite clearly to me. And bear in mind this Kiwaya is one of the VERY best I have ever played in all my years. ![]() ![]() Whilst there were a few people commenting about how nice they are, the level of interest was noticeably lower than I would have seen for any other scale ukulele. Now I have been reviewing instruments for approaching ten years, and because of that I have a pretty good idea of what the market is thinking based on comparing reactions (comments, likes, page views and the like) for individual models. I think it was brought into sharp focus for me with the last review I wrote of the Kiwaya KTS-5 ukulele. And because there have been so many, i've noticed something of a pattern forming in terms of the reaction they create in readers. ![]()
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