Ukulele designs and colors

All kinds of ukulele you can see from musicians with a vivid imagination. You will learn about the features of the tool, its shape and types of design in this article.

The great demand for the ukulele is explained by 3 features of the instrument.

• Availability. Ukulele can be mastered with ease and pleasure by a person of any age, even a three-year-old child. The guitar is easy to tune, easy to store and carry. You can buy the instrument desired in shape, color and design in any country.
• Popularity. A small 4-string guitar with a pleasant sound pleases not only celebrity performers and music lovers for themselves and friends. For the brightness of the sound and unusual design options, the ukulele was appreciated by people who love to stand out in society in an original way.
• Diversity. Different types of ukuleles differ not only in size and sound. Ukulele designs are very diverse. And this is the most important feature of the ukulele.

The most popular form of the instrument remains the classic "figure eight", where the sharp bend of the top of the soundboard forms a small circle, and the lower part of the body - a large one. Like any guitar, the ukulele has a graceful, thin waist. There are models where the deck of the upper large part of the body has a cut. This is great for beginners. Unlike other models, this form is the most popular and affordable.

Ukulele - "pineapple" is less common, but exotic lovers are familiar with it. The shape of the instrument follows an exotic fruit. They are brought only under the order; it is difficult to find such a guitar in retail sale.

Modern masters have decided not to limit themselves to the well-known forms and continue to practice in creativity with the forms of the guitar. There are such options:

• pear;
• Apple;
• phone booth;
• a box of cigars;
• bell;
• bottle.

And that's not all that the creators of the original ukuleles offer.

Ukulele is a tool for every taste. You can choose a classic model made of natural wood or an unusual bright guitar. Colored guitars can be of a wide variety of shades:

• dark orange;
• yellow;
• green;
• purple;
• blue;
• lilac;
• raspberry;
• peach.

Musicians often choose an instrument to match the color of their concert costume. Romantic natures prefer pink, lilac. Black and white guitars are a versatile option, suitable for any style and wardrobe.

Hand-painted guitars are popular. You can buy a ready-made instrument with an author's painting or make a drawing to order. Masters willingly embody any fantasy into reality:

• space;
• blue sky;
• star Rain;
• blooming almonds;
• poppy field;
• sea ​​distance;
• Petersburg motives;
• portraits of idols;
• drawings of animals and birds.

There are guitars using new technologies. For those who like to surprise, there are transparent instruments and luminous LEDs with USB control. There are hybrid ukuleles that musicians love when playing different instruments at the same time:

• ukulele harp;
• Tahitian ukulele;
• banjo;
• with built-in electrics;
• 6 and 8 strings;
• resonator.

Ukulele is made from mahogany, Hawaiian acacia, rosewood, cedar, spruce and linden. The best sounding instruments are mahogany and koa wood.

The following woody shades are available:

• the color of the wood of the Hawaiian acacia (koa) has a pleasant reddish hue, different in saturation;
• classic rosewood of dark chocolate color, turning into black or slate;
• cedar wood of a soft yellow color has a light brown and red color range;
• a soft calm palette from beige to light gray in the spruce ukulele;
• bright juicy cherry, plum, raspberry and amber shades give the instrument a mahogany;
• noble ebony is a whimsical natural wood pattern in black, brown and dark gray tones.