Im new to the ukulele and surprised to find that there is more than one size. Why is this?
For years, weve seen images of folks strumming the uke on sheet music covers, television and in old movies. Invariably, they were playing the soprano (or standard) size uke. This has been the most popular uke and the one we associate with people like Roy Smeck, Ukulele Ike and Tiny Tim. However, there has always been a small contingent of musicians who wanted a larger instrument. Martin designed two larger ukes back in the 1920s. They were the concert and tenor. These sizes gave musicians more space on the fingerboard and a bigger sound. So, in order from small to large: soprano (or standard), concert and tenor.
