There are four main sizes of ukulele: soprano, concert, tenor and baritone. Of these, three are tuned in the traditional re-entrant tuning i.e. with a high G string (those three are soprano, concert and tenor). Of the three traditional ukuleles, the tenor is the largest with a scale length of seventeen inches or twenty six centimeters.

The tenor ukulele is the most popular with professional musicians. Particularly those such as James Hill and Jake Shimabukuro who use the ukulele as a solo instrument and do a great deal of fingerpicking.

With the extra size, the tenor ukulele tends to have a deeper, richer tone to it than the smaller ukuleles. And it also tends to be louder. This is only a tendency though since these are influenced by other factors such as wood, construction and how the uke is played.

Tenor ukuleles tend to be more expensive than sopranos and concerts. Partly because they are larger and partly because they tend to be aimed at more experienced uke players.

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