Specifications of Art Ukulele
Body Material | Red Pine |
Fingerboard Material | Rosewood |
Neck Material | Okoume |
Fingerboard | Rosewood |
Binding | Sapele |
Back / Side Material | Solid Mahogany |
Ukulele and guitar sound compared
Ukulele is a small guitar from Hawaii, also called "four-string guitar". As the name suggests, it is a small guitar with only four nylon strings. In appearance, there is not much difference between the Ukulele and the folk guitar, but the size is much different. The sizes of acoustic guitars we usually see are 39 inches, 40 inches, and 41 inches, while the most common Ukulele sizes are 21 inches, 22 inches, and 23 inches, which are significantly smaller.
Folk guitars normally use steel strings, while Ukulele Ukulele uses nylon strings. In this regard, it looks very similar to classical guitars.
They also have quite big differences in playing technique and range. Folk guitar playing techniques are more colorful and the range is wider. Ukulele, on the other hand, has simple techniques and focuses on the high range, making it suitable for playing fresh and lively music.
Ukulele and folk guitar are originally two different styles and different types of instruments. Although they belong to stringed instruments, they cannot be evaluated simply, nor can they be distinguished between good and bad.
Comparing Ukulele and folk guitar is like comparing banana or apple which is more delicious. It is meaningless. They are just two different instruments.
What is the difference in the sound played by different wood ukuleles?
Tone characteristics of ukulele of various woods
MAHOGANY: Warm and rich in low frequencies, and the sound sustaining performance is very good.
LAMINATED SAPELLI: The tone is warm and bright, and the melody pulses with ever-changing vitality.
ZEBRA WOOD: It has a strong sense of visual impact, bright tone, and long sustain.
KOA: The tone is warm and heavy. It has a gentle sound similar to mahogany, but the high frequencies are more prominent than mahogany. Acacia has a high density, so the sound is brighter and the low frequency is weaker. Due to the oiliness of wood, the high frequency is also slightly weakened. In short, the KOA tone is more focused on the mid-range, the high frequency is smooth and strong, and the low frequency is clear but weak. Compared with other woods, the fundamental tone in the KOA tone is strong, and the sound quality is sweet when played vigorously.
SPRUCE: Bright sound and good resonance performance.
MAPLE: Beautiful texture and bright tone.
ROSE WOOD: The sound is sweet, mellow, the treble is bright and transparent, the bass is calm, and the sustain is also good. The voice is clear and not muddy, and fingerstyle is preferred; the treble and bass have a large gap, and the timbre is more abundant, suitable for strumming; soft quality, good flexibility, especially large response to low frequencies, good mid-to-high frequency dynamics, soft and rich changes. Relative to mahogany.