5 Stunning facts about Ukulele
The Ukulele, with its simplicity and social connections, is a fabulous instrument to learn and play. It provides schools with a simple alternative to the recorder that allows young students to learn and adults to pick, strum and sing along a small mobile instrument, either by themselves or a group of friends. The ukulele does have some wonderful background factual evidence to know about before you sing your first song.
Typically, the shape of the ukulele is similar to that of a small acoustic guitar, but other non-standard shapes that are occasionally seen include the oval shape , boat-paddle shape or square shape.
Ukuleles are usually made out of wood and their purchase price is defined by the quality of the wood used. Less expensive, but acoustically superior wood boards are generally made from ply wood and laminated boards, such as spruce. The most expensive ukuleles are from Koa, the Hawaiian wood that gives ukuleli a fine tone of attractive color. These are some of the most expensive ukulele, for example, from Mahogana. It could cost thousands.
You need to make sure that all the strings are in tune before you create a sound on the ukulele. Ukuleles particularly get out of tune with cheaper brands and so at the beginning of each game it is a good idea to tune them. The standard tuneing is C, so that all four strings are linked to G CE A tune. G, 3rd string is C, E the 2nd string is E, A is the 1st string. The 4th string is A, A is the 1st string. This is when you hit the open string that the notes sound. The G is tuned to the G above