Ukulele I’d buy if money were no object: Breedlove Soprano Prototype. Ukulele I’m a bit tempted by and is within my budget: Ohana TK35G-5 5 string. I love my Ohana TK-35G and the prospect of a uke that has both low and high-G strings is intriguing.
The number of heavily decorated ukuleles just keeps going up: Kapono soprano, leafy Blueberry, floral Blueberry. As well as the odd shapes: Electric Concert Ukulele C17
Kala’s slimline travel ukuleles have been a huge hit. So not a surprise to see a bit of horning-in: Mele Slimline.
Photos: Black man playing a ukulele, Child in rocking chair with a pipe and ukulele, Evil forest sirens play the ukulele.
I recently convinced myself that I wanted the Ohana TK35G-5 5 string too. I was really enamored by the idea of high and low G string together in one instrument. Then I tracked one down in real life and tried it out. I didn’t like the sound of the lower wound string, and playing them together while strumming made everything too “G heavy” if you know what I mean. I thought it would be great for fingerpicking, but the two G strings were really close together, and it was harder to hit just one at a time than I anticipated. Not as much fun as I had hoped, so I got over it. Welcome back Al, nice to hear from you again.