Any advice on ukuleles???

[Pieman]

My daughter has asked me about ukes, I had a cheapo ($50) years ago, and it went bye-bye after nobody played it.

Any thoughts on size, price to pay for something decent, etc.?

Thank you in advance.

[Montelovesco]

Had a real cheap one and a Ovation/Applause which I would consider as mid-price. Liked the later one very much. Avoid any cheap crap. They loose the tuning every five seconds and that is a fun killer...

[ptm1diver]

Check out the Kamaka Ukulele. Some say its the one that all others are judged by.

[tbonesullivan]

I picked up a cheapy, I think a Lanakai tenor size. Just the basic one. THey come with nylagut strings, which are actually really good strings.

I would say if you play the hell out of the cheapy one, then go for the expensive one.

Also definitely check out this website: www.ukulelehunt.com . They used to have the domain www.ukehunt.com but I think that was not exactly a good name.

[Feynman]

Soprano size is the most common, and there are some really good options at any budget level. My wife has a Chinese Ohana model, and the quality and woods are really nice. I think it was about $150. If you buy from a good uke dealer (the ukulele hunt site has some solid recommendations), they will do a good setup before they send it to you. As with guitars, some of the brands all come from the same factories, but not all.

Even some of the $50-60 ones are surprisingly nice. Obviously, as with any hobby, you can spend tons of money if you want to.

Ukulele shipping charges are so cute compared to guitars.