Soprano -Soprano is the smallest of the four ukulele body sizes and is the traditional ukulele size. The Honu Soprano is perfect for kids learning ukulele or for adults who prefer the brighter tone of a traditional ukulele.
Concert -Concert ukuleles are currently the most popular ukulele body size worldwide. Bigger than a soprano but smaller than a tenor, a concert uke is the perfect middle ground for most players. This size is suitable for all ages, though small children may be better suited to a soprano.
Tenor -Tenor ukuleles are exploding in popularity thanks to the full, deep sound produced by their larger body size. Bigger than the concert, the tenor is great for teenagers and adults that are looking for the most volume from their ukulele and extra space for their fingers on the fretboard.
Baritone -As the name suggests, a baritone ukulele is the largest and deepest sounding of all of the ukulele sizes. Usually tuned like the highest four strings of a guitar (DGBE), rather than the GCEA tuning found on most ukes, a baritone is great if you have a background in guitar because you won't have to learn any new chord shapes. They are also very fun if you are a ukulele player looking to experiment with a different tone.
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Soprano -Soprano is the smallest of the four ukulele body sizes and is the traditional ukulele size. The Honu Soprano is perfect for kids learning ukulele or for adults who prefer the brighter tone of a traditional ukulele.
Concert -Concert ukuleles are currently the most popular ukulele body size worldwide. Bigger than a soprano but smaller than a tenor, a concert uke is the perfect middle ground for most players. This size is suitable for all ages, though small children may be better suited to a soprano.
Tenor -Tenor ukuleles are exploding in popularity thanks to the full, deep sound produced by their larger body size. Bigger than the concert, the tenor is great for teenagers and adults that are looking for the most volume from their ukulele and extra space for their fingers on the fretboard.
Baritone -As the name suggests, a baritone ukulele is the largest and deepest sounding of all of the ukulele sizes. Usually tuned like the highest four strings of a guitar (DGBE), rather than the GCEA tuning found on most ukes, a baritone is great if you have a background in guitar because you won't have to learn any new chord shapes. They are also very fun if you are a ukulele player looking to experiment with a different tone.
Acacia has long been one of the most popular tonewoods used on higher end ukuleles and it's easy to see why. Visually striking and tonally rich, each piece of acacia has its own characteristics, making each instrument built with it unique. For our Kohala Deluxe series, we have paired the all acacia body with abalone style purfling and rosette and flame maple binding. As with all Honolua Ukuleles, it includes premium features designed to produce the best tone possible at an affordable price, including solid acacia top for greater volume and better tone, bone nut and saddle for better clarity and sustain, open back machine heads for tuning precision and eco-friendly wood selections.
Kohala Series
The Kohala has all of the aesthetic upgrades of the Mano, including solid top, maple binding, gold tuners, and dual strap pins, but it’s built with acacia wood instead of mahogany. Acacia is revered for its beautiful, full tone and we’ve added abalone-style trim around the body.
For more information on our models and the differences between them, check out our Buyer's Guide section on models here.
After a surge in popularity in the last couple of years, the tenor is poised to become the biggest selling uke body size soon. At 26", it is another increase in size from the concert (at 24"). The benefits of that larger size: you get even more room on the fingerboard to shape the chords and the larger body provides even more resonance, volume and depth. The tenor ukulele will sound quite a bit deeper than the other options, so it strays a bit from traditional ukulele tone.
For help choosing the right size, click "Size Me Up" beside the price above, or check out our Buyer's Guide section on sizing here.
We are very proud that every one of our ukuleles includes an impressive list of included features:
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It’s exactly want I wanted to have sounds like. Mellow, sweet, classic and bright sound.
Great little Uke to add to our collection! Thanks Dave
I bought the tenor Honulua ukulele for a friend as she needed a new one. She absolutely loves it and shows it to everyone. She's having so much fun with it!!
This uke has a great sound and even tone. The intonation is good all the way up the neck and the sustain is quite good as well. I’m very happy with this purchase.
I love this ukulele - its bright and lovely sound, the grainy look of the acacia wood and the decorative rosette around the soundhole and binding. It's a beautiful instrument of quality at a super-reasonable price. I've only been playing for a few weeks, but I'm a seasoned guitar player and there are lots of transferable skills. A small crit: I would have fret dots along the side of the neck where a player can easily see 'em. Although with lots of practice you can do eventually everything with your eyes closed, I do like to have those visual guides to confidently go up beyond the 5th fret. I remedied that by ordering stick-on fret dots ($6 or so) at Strings by Mail. Eventually I may go to my local guitar repair shop and have real ones put in. If you look closely at the video, I've also adapted an Abel guitar arm rest (which i had already) because the sharpness of the binding bugged my right arm when I played for long periods of time especially in hot, bare-armed weather. Uke arm rests seem to be hard to come by for some reason; if this guitar rest works (I had to install a shim so it'd fit), a Mandolin arm rest would likely work better. But these are small criticisms, and I've found workarounds. I still love this uke!
