How can I know what type of Ukulele I have?

[David Teasdale]

I bought a Ukulele after a recent trip to Hawaii, then I found out that
there are different types and different tunings for each type.

The music store where I bought it cannot help me because they know less
about the instrument than I do.

The area I live in is not exactly Uke friendly and I was lucky to find one
at all.

Any help would be appreciated, I found a website that gave the tuning of "My
Dog has Fleas" GCEA I believe but I don't know if that is right.

Thanks

[Sherry Mayrent]

On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 09:58:32 -0500, "David Teasdale"

Post by David Teasdale
I bought a Ukulele after a recent trip to Hawaii, then I found out that
there are different types and different tunings for each type.
The music store where I bought it cannot help me because they know less
about the instrument than I do.
The area I live in is not exactly Uke friendly and I was lucky to find one
at all.
Any help would be appreciated, I found a website that gave the tuning of "My
Dog has Fleas" GCEA I believe but I don't know if that is right.

gcea is the standard tuning for all ukuleles but the baritone (which
is the size of a small guitar. So for tuning, you don't really need
to know which kind you have. The smallest is called a standard, and
then there is one a little bit bigger called a concert, and then there
is the tenor, which has a much larger body than the standard but you
would never mistake it for a guitar.

You can probably search for plans on the web or something that would
give the standard body and neck dimensions for the various uke sizes.

Good luck!

[bam]

What is the length - top to bottom?

Bryan

Post by David Teasdale
I bought a Ukulele after a recent trip to Hawaii, then I found out that
there are different types and different tunings for each type.
The music store where I bought it cannot help me because they know less
about the instrument than I do.
The area I live in is not exactly Uke friendly and I was lucky to find one
at all.
Any help would be appreciated, I found a website that gave the tuning of "My
Dog has Fleas" GCEA I believe but I don't know if that is right.
Thanks

[Dennis Gurwell]

Post by David Teasdale
I bought a Ukulele after a recent trip to Hawaii, then I found out that
there are different types and different tunings for each type.
The music store where I bought it cannot help me because they know less
about the instrument than I do.
The area I live in is not exactly Uke friendly and I was lucky to find one
at all.
Any help would be appreciated, I found a website that gave the tuning of "My
Dog has Fleas" GCEA I believe but I don't know if that is right.
Thanks

If the neck joins the body at the 14th fret, it is probably a tenor. If it
joins the body at the 12th fret, it is probably a soprano or a concert.