In defense of the little soprano uke
I recently saw a thread in a ukulele facebook group that disappointed me a little bit. A lot of people were talking shit about the soprano uke. Calling it a toy, calling it unplayable, and so on. This confirmed to me that a lot of people really don't appreciate the soprano uke for its merits and talk more shit about it than it deserves. Lots of people don't like certain sizes of ukes, but you don't hear people insult the concert, tenor, or even baritone (you'll hear people say "it's a guitar," but that's still kinder than "it's a toy") the same way they insult the soprano. I like all ukes of all sizes, and I've been into different ones more at different times. At one point, I was exclusively playing baritones and sopranos. These days, I feel more of an affinity for tenors and for the very small niche of smaller concerts that are not much bigger than sopranos. I very much suspect that that will change again. The point is, I respec