Decisions

All I really needed was a decent excuse to buy a ukulele. As fate would have it, my 18th birthday was just around the corner. I had my parents backed into a corner when it came to this one. Luckily, both of my parents were all for my increased pursuit of the arts. It was a cold November evening when My father and I pulled up to a Satori Strings off the access road of highway 183. Thankfully, at least a for a beginner, their ukulele selection was small. On the wall which held ever type of ukulele in the store, there could not have been more than 15. I tried a soprano, a concert, and a tenor, all of which were near the 100$ mark. I quickly decided the soprano's size and weak sound did not please me, however deciding between a concert and a tenor proved more strenuous. The concert fit my picture of what a ukulele should look like in terms of size and sound, yet I enjoyed the sound of the tenor more. The tenor produced a slightly larger, richer tone. After much deliberation, I settled on the tenor for its louder sound. A major (minor) factor on its side was it had a far more beautiful finish on its body.