I play a Lanikai baritone Ukulele and I chose the baritone because it is tuned like the top four strings of a guitar. I know that some don't really consider the baritone to be a real ukulele but it works for me. As an added bonus, it turned out to be a dandy little travel guitar! I took it up originally so I could take a uke class with my wife. My wife wanted to take up a musical instrument because I play guitar and our two daughters guitar and banjo respectively and she wanted to play with us. My wife had never played a musical instrument (other than a triangle) before and the ukulele was the perfect instrument for her. She is now hooked and so excited that she is creating music.
We are members of a Uke group and play all over the place; festivals, nursing homes, farmer's markets, etc. It is great fun for us and have made many new friends. That seems to be the thing about the ukulele is it is a social instrument and is just flat out fun!
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