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Soprano classic ukulele: wood types
Solid wood
Best quality and sound, most unique models
Solid wood means the ukulele is made from a 100% unique piece of solid wood. This is expensive to make, but they look and sound extraordinary. Solid wood is able to vibrate more freely, which usually gives them a nicer tone than the laminates.
Available with unique wood grains
Laminate wood
Best value, durability and great sound
This ukulele is made from "sheets" of wood. Laminate ukuleles are made extremely well these days and can sound just as good as the solid wood ukuleles, if not better. They have extremely good durability which makes them suitable for kids, first timers and those who want to take their ukulele travelling.
Solid wood ukulele types
Here are the woods available in the soprano classic shaped ukuleles:
Koa Wood
Koa is a famous Hawaiian wood which has been used for hundreds of years to make ukuleles.
Koa produces a beautiful sound and many expensive ukuleles are made from this wood. Each instrument has a unique grainy appearance.
Koa ukuleles are expensive but they are well worth the price.
Oak Wood
There are many types of oak that can be used for ukuleles, they all produce a wonderful sound but vary in appearance.
The oak ukuleles that we stock have a golden orange appearance and have stripes through the wood giving them a seriously striking appearance.
The sound is really nice, it is bright and has an excellent sustain.
Spalted Maple Wood
Spalted maple is a visually breath-taking type of maple.
The textures on the wood are a natural formation of the wood over time, making the ukuleles 100% unique and one-of-a-kind instruments.
Spalted maple is extremely rare as only a small portion of a tree will have a spalted pattern.
Mahogany Wood
Mahogany is the most common wood used to make ukuleles. It produces a nice even tone for the ukulele without being too bright or mellow.
It fits right in the middle of the spectrum which makes it suitable for all ukulele players.
It's fairly similar in properties to Koa wood.
Spruce Wood
Spruce wood creates a very crisp and loud sound in a ukulele.
This is a good choice for those musicians who love to strum their uke hard and fast, spruce ukuleles respond well to that.
Super bright sounding wood, check it out if that's your style.
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Wonderful sounding and reliable ukuleles are not only for the pros:
Mahogany Wood
Mahogany is the most common wood used to make ukuleles. It produces a nice even tone for the ukulele without being too bright or mellow.
It fits right in the middle of the spectrum which makes it suitable for all ukulele players.
It's fairly similar in properties to Koa wood but at a much more affordable price.
Ziricote Wood
A stunning wood only recently used to produce ukuleles.
It’s the most spectacular wood that I have seen on any instrument in my lifetime. It is typically combined with a high gloss finish to bring out the rich colours of the wood.
Ziricote produces a nice clear tone in a ukulele with good projection and stunning visuals.
Exotic Mahogany Wood
Exotic Mahogany is identical in acoustic properties to standard mahogany wood.
It is simply a different part of the tree which produces the flame figures through the wood.
Visually its a stunning type of wood and comes with all the excellent tonal qualities of Mahogany wood.
Striped Ebony Wood
Ebony is a dense and strong wood which produces a bright tone and strong projection. This particular ebony comes in a unique striped pattern which is visually appealing.
If you enjoy a bright punchy tone and like to be heard, then take a look at the striped ebony ukes.
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