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Honu Soprano Acoustic Electric Ukulele

The classic soprano voice, in the size you'll actually carry.

Size chart
Sizing Information

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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Sound check

This is what you’ll hear when you pick it up.

Filmed on the 2025 build of this model. We’re shooting the 2026 lineup now, and new videos go up as they’re done.

Why the Honu Soprano sounds bigger than it looks.

Why the Honu Soprano sounds bigger than it looks.

Quick heads up on the photos — they're of the 2025 build. This one's on preorder, so what turns up at your door is the 2026 version. Photos get updated the moment the new stock hits the bench in Calgary.

The soprano is the smallest ukulele size, and it's the one most people picture when they hear the word. Bright, punchy, and light enough that you'll actually take it places. An arched back gives it more volume and depth than you'd expect from a body this small, and the bone nut and saddle keep the tone clear rather than thin.

Sapele laminate construction means it handles being carried around. No humidity worries, nothing fragile about it. Rosewood fingerboard, quality tuners, and it's checked and adjusted in Calgary before it ships.

This is the acoustic-electric version. Unplugged, it sounds and plays exactly like the acoustic Honu Soprano. The UK-500T pickup system gives you the option to plug into an amp or PA system whenever you're ready, and the built-in tuner means you're never searching for a clip-on or draining your phone battery with an app. It's right there on the instrument whenever you need it.

It ships with the Uke Night Method Starter Course — sixteen real songs, self-paced, built for someone starting from scratch. If you're new to this, you'll have a repertoire by the end of your first weekend.

If you like the classic soprano sound and you want the option to plug in at a jam or a small room, this is the one.

Full Specs
  • Body Shape - Soprano
  • Top Wood - Sapele
  • Body Wood - Sapele
  • Neck - Okoume
  • Fretboard - Laminated Rosewood
  • Bridge - Solid Rosewood
  • Nut Width - 35mm
  • Nut and Saddle - Bone
  • Rosette - Double Ring White ABS
  • Finish - Open Pore
  • Tuning Heads - Chrome Open Gear
  • Tuning Buttons - Black
  • Fretboard Inlays - White Dots
  • Bridge Pins - Black w/ White Dots
  • Strap Pins - Silver, Bottom
  • Strings - Aquila
  • Electronics - UK-500T Pickup System
  • Gig Bag - 5mm Padded, Included

Quick heads up on the photos — they're of the 2025 build. This one's on preorder, so what turns up at your door is the 2026 version. Photos get updated the moment the new stock hits the bench in Calgary.

The soprano is the smallest ukulele size, and it's the one most people picture when they hear the word. Bright, punchy, and light enough that you'll actually take it places. An arched back gives it more volume and depth than you'd expect from a body this small, and the bone nut and saddle keep the tone clear rather than thin.

Sapele laminate construction means it handles being carried around. No humidity worries, nothing fragile about it. Rosewood fingerboard, quality tuners, and it's checked and adjusted in Calgary before it ships.

This is the acoustic-electric version. Unplugged, it sounds and plays exactly like the acoustic Honu Soprano. The UK-500T pickup system gives you the option to plug into an amp or PA system whenever you're ready, and the built-in tuner means you're never searching for a clip-on or draining your phone battery with an app. It's right there on the instrument whenever you need it.

It ships with the Uke Night Method Starter Course — sixteen real songs, self-paced, built for someone starting from scratch. If you're new to this, you'll have a repertoire by the end of your first weekend.

If you like the classic soprano sound and you want the option to plug in at a jam or a small room, this is the one.

Full Specs
  • Body Shape - Soprano
  • Top Wood - Sapele
  • Body Wood - Sapele
  • Neck - Okoume
  • Fretboard - Laminated Rosewood
  • Bridge - Solid Rosewood
  • Nut Width - 35mm
  • Nut and Saddle - Bone
  • Rosette - Double Ring White ABS
  • Finish - Open Pore
  • Tuning Heads - Chrome Open Gear
  • Tuning Buttons - Black
  • Fretboard Inlays - White Dots
  • Bridge Pins - Black w/ White Dots
  • Strap Pins - Silver, Bottom
  • Strings - Aquila
  • Electronics - UK-500T Pickup System
  • Gig Bag - 5mm Padded, Included
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The instrument and the path forward, in one box.

A Honolua ukulele on linen in window light, a tablet beside it playing a Starter Course lesson
The Uke Night Method Starter Course Six sections, nearly 50 lessons, self-paced lifetime access, playing real songs by the end of your first weekend.
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Free shipping, Canada and the US All ukuleles to your door. No surprises at checkout.
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Personal inspection in Calgary Every instrument checked and adjusted before it ships.
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“This thing sounds like it should cost $2,000–$5,000.”

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The accessories most players pick up in the first month, matched to your instrument. One click, one discount.

Honolua Ukuleles Essentials Accessory Bundle
Essentials Bundle The most popular accessories
  • Wood stand
  • Clip-on tuner
  • Capo
  • String winder
  • Felt picks
+$44.99$63.95
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Essentials, plus two upgrades
Honolua Ukuleles Deluxe Accessory Bundle - Soprano
Deluxe Bundle Everything in Essentials, upgraded for the long haul
  • Everything in the Essentials Bundle
  • Wood stand
  • Clip-on tuner
  • Capo
  • String winder
  • Felt picks
  • + Extra set of strings, matched to this size Soprano-scale set, ready for the first restring.
  • + Upgraded gig bag, sized for this ukulele Replaces included gig bag with a significant step up.
+$72.99$104.93
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The Uke Night Method Starter Course · included free

Yes, you can actually learn this. Here’s why.

Most popular music runs on four simple chord shapes — and they happen to be the easiest shapes to play on a ukulele.

Your first afternoon

Get comfortable with your instrument.

Tuning, the parts, how to hold it. The first hurdle, behind you.

A couple of days in

Your first chords, your first real song.

Four shapes, one at a time — and then a song you actually know, played all the way through.

About a weekend later

Sixteen campfire songs, start to finish.

Sixteen songs people actually sing along to. The same four shapes run most of the popular songbook. Sixteen is a beginning, not a ceiling.

No complicated theory. No nursery rhyme songs. On your schedule, at your pace. And when you want more than sixteen, the full Uke Night Method picks up right where the starter leaves off — no rush.

Size · Soprano

Soprano
Concert
Tenor
Baritone

Series · Honu

Honu Laminate
Mano Solid Top
Kohola Deluxe Solid Top
Nalu All-Solid

Arched back

A curved back instead of a flat one. It gives the soprano more volume and depth than you'd expect from the smallest ukulele size.

Warm and bright

Sapele laminate with a bright, clear tone. The classic soprano voice, forgiving on first chords and musical enough to keep you playing.

Comfortable from day one

Compact and light, with a neck that doesn't fight your fingers. Checked and adjusted in Calgary to play easily right out of the box.

Built for real life

Laminate construction means no humidity worries. It travels well and handles a bag, a car, and a weekend away without fussing.

Built to be played

Real instruments, down to the details.

Arched Back

Arched on most models for fuller tone and more projection.

Bone Nut & Saddle

Bone rather than plastic, for more volume, tone, and clarity.

Quality Tuners

More time playing, less time tuning.

Easy Restring Bridge

New strings without the wrestling match, whenever they’re due.

Gig Bag Included

A proper bag in the box, so it travels the day it arrives.

Free Starter Course

The Uke Night Method Starter Course with every instrument.

Selected Tonewoods

Wood, never plastic. A warmer tone that gets richer over time.

Checked and adjusted in Calgary before it ships. Thirty days to return it.

Every instrument is played, checked, and adjusted by Dave before it leaves Calgary. Fret ends smoothed, tuners tested, string height confirmed. If it isn’t the right instrument, you have 30 days to send it back. And if anything is ever wrong, you write to Dave and he handles it himself.

★★★★★

“The contact us option is NOT a black hole.”

Deborah McGale · real review, Judge.me
Before you decide

The questions people actually ask us

Yes. The Starter Course assumes nothing — not one lesson, not one chord. It starts with how to hold the instrument and has you playing your first real song within hours, one short step at a time. Most of our players started past fifty.

★★★★★

“She has never played the ukulele before, but has already learned half a dozen songs in only a few days.”

William Cleland

If you’re having any trouble, you reach out to Dave — he’ll help. You have thirty days if it’s not for you. But the course exists so it doesn’t come to that: one small, doable thing each time you sit down, so the instrument earns a spot on the couch arm instead of the closet shelf.

★★★★★

“I purchased the Honolua baritone about 6 months ago. I have played it every day since then.”

Greg Johnston

Every instrument is checked and adjusted in Calgary before it ships, shipping is free across Canada and the US, and if something isn’t right when it arrives, Dave makes it right. Your order is processed through Shopify’s secure checkout — the same platform used by millions of stores worldwide. Hundreds of customers across Canada and the US have ordered this way, and you’re buying from a small Canadian family business that shows up in the ways that matter.

★★★★★

“The website is super helpful for helping you to pick a ukulele as a beginner. The ukulele arrived promptly and looked exactly as advertised.”

Sayde Spiteri-James

Each instrument is designed by Dave in Calgary, manufactured by our factory partner overseas, and then personally checked and adjusted by Dave in Calgary before it ships to you. It’s how we keep a real instrument at a fair price.

★★★★★

“The value for the dollar that this ukulele represents is exceptional.”

Dennis Alfano

Most beginners are happiest on a concert — roomy enough for adult hands, small enough to feel friendly. But hands, arms, and living rooms differ, which is why the Match Quiz asks about you before it suggests anything.

★★★★★

“Am so happy with my decision and the ukulele Honolua’s quiz picked out for me!”

Randy Hutton

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