Whats in a shape? Well, as you begin your hunt for a ukulele, you will notice that all ukuleles are not the same - aside from the traditional shaped uke, you will also find some oddities in the musical instrument stores.
The different shapes are, in the main, cosmetic, although you will get some variance with tone with different bodies. So some examples of body shapes...
1. STANDARD - also known as the "guitar shape" or figure of 8 shape. These themselves come in a variety of shapes some fatter at the bottom "bulge", some symmetrical., for example:
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2. Pineapple shapes
Traditional hawaiian shapes - often styled on the top with texture of pineapple skin, and often a spiky topped headstock, such as
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And I suppose you would also include the good old Flea in the Pineapple category (I suppose)
3. Boat Paddle shapes - shaped like (you guessed it) boat paddles.
Such as
And I would put the Fluke Uke in this category
4. others and oddities - there is so much you can put in this mixed bag, so below are a few examples
First - the flying V!
and how about a Les Paul?
This next one is a style I like - called the Vita shape
But really, what matters is you get one you like - they all do the same thing really!!
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Do you know anything about the Kamoa Mahogany Pineapple Soprano? Are Kamoa's a quality brand? Thank you!
ReplyDeleteAshley - never had my hands on a Kamoa, but...
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Thinking about getting an Oscar Schmidt OU250Bell. Any thoughts on it?
ReplyDeleteNever played an OS uke I particularly liked I'm afraid. They always tend to be over built (heavy) and that kills the tone.Or at least the one I have played have been.
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