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Are you saying, you're really a woman?

Good one! I like your sense of humour.

I pretty much gave up guitar for the same reason. My Hummingbird's been at my friend's house for a few years.

The strings my electric guitar are so soft, I can play them all day; but I need a new amp.

I love ukes! They never fatigue my wrist; and they can fit in your pocket.

If you get a uke, just play a familiar piece of music with bar chords (all parallel fifths).

Just slide one finger up and down your fretboard to play the song.

Then practice playing the same song like the books teach, articulating each chord differently, without any parallel fifths.

From each position you used a bar chord, incorporate just one bar chord in each version, all the way down neck as you move through different keys and higher octaves.

That really opened up the fretboard for me!

By learning to play that way, you can spend hours going up and down the fretboard without a plan or a bad tone.

Get a Kala!

They make very nice inexpensive ukes in 3rd world nations; and nicer American made ukes with solid koa.

They have a great selection ranging from $100 to over $1,000. Something for everyone, with high ratings from their customers.

I particularly like their longnecked soprano. At $100, it's nicer than some expensive Kamaka's I've played.

I also bought a nice Kala banjolele for a reasonable price.

Aloha makes a beautiful sopranino: solid rosewood with a solid cedar top, for $250. It's literally small enough to fit in the pocket of cargo pants.

It roars! with amazing projection, and has the softest strings of any stringed instrument I've ever tried, with a fretboard that's big enough for my fingers, but small enough that I can get chords at the first and twelveth fret at the same time! Chord voicings that aren't possible on a larger instrument.

But at over twice the price of a Kala, it might not be what you want.

I got the longneck and the sopranino. I love the extra frets and sound on the Kala, long necked soprano. I love the sound and being able to use chord voices that require a smaller fretboard of the Aloha, sopranino.

If you're considering buying a uke, and can't get them both, you should at least try comparing them.

For up to $1,000... those are the only two uke companies I'd recommend.

I can't post pictures on the forums, from my phone.

I lost my sopranino in town; and I'm saving up for a new one.

I forgot, it's an Ohana sopranino, not an Aloha.
Ohana means: family, so it's definition isn't far from aloha either.

Anyways, it's not a toy, or a "beginner's ukulele. It's a beautiful, little, adult quality, musical instrument.

Here's something from their website-

"Ohana Ukuleles SK-21A Solid Cedar And Solid Rosewood Sopranino

$299.00

The SK-21A not only looks good, but also has a very rich booming sound. The cedar and rosewood combination allows for this little guy to be light and loud, making it one of the richest of the sopraninos.

The Ohana SK-21A came out a year after its older sibling, the SK-21, was first introduced. This instrument is constructed with a solid Cedar top, and solid Rosewood back and sides; one of the most popular wood combinations in guitar construction. The two solid wood combination yields a warmer and fuller tone from the instrument, creating a rich, full and loud sounding ukulele. The abalone rosette and gloss finish gives the SK-21A a lavish look, making it one of the most attractive of the sopraninos.



Specs
BODY
Top: Solid Cedar
Back: Solid Rosewood
Sides: Solid Rosewood
Finish: Gloss
Binding: Mahogany
Body Length: 8 1/4?
Body Type: Sopranino
Sound Hole: Abalone Rosette


NECK
Neck: Mahogany
Frets: 12
Finish: Gloss
Nut: Bone
Scale Length: 12?


GEAR
Headstock: Mahogany
Tuners: Gotoh friction
Strings: Aquila
Saddle: Bone
Total Length: 19?"


I could only find one competitive price for a low end. Here it is-

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OHANA SK-21A SOLID CEDAR TOP SOPRANINO UKULELE | Penny ...
The SK-21A not only looks good, but also has a very rich booming sound. The cedar and rosewood combination ...
Price
$189.00
Availability
In stock


Here's a link to see one-







Here's a copy and pasted page from a Google search on the Kala, and since a page full popped up with price ranges and all the information you need to find a picture of it, and the price range you can expect, if you want to buy one.

Kala Brand Music Co.
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Kala KA-15SLNG Satin Mahogany Long Neck Soprano Ukulele w/ Gig Bag
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$109.99
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$144.09
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$79.95
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$119.99
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Kala KA-15SLNG Satin Mahogany Long Neck Soprano Ukulele W/ Gig Bag
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$109.99
Gloss Mahogany · Long Neck Soprano
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The Kala Satin Mahogany Series Ukulele offer a full-bodied tone with plenty of "Sweet Highs" and "Mellow Lows" that combine for a full rich sound. This concert model features traditional white binding on the top and the back accent the rich satin mahogany finish, and chrome die-cast tuners.
Brand: Kala
Type: Ukulele
Ukulele type: Soprano
Number of strings: 4-string
Color: Gloss Mahogany

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I bought mine for $150, with a custom pick up added.
It sounds great amped up!

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