Plays like your ukulele. Sounds like nothing else you own.
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.
A banjolele is exactly what it sounds like: ukulele size and tuning, with a banjo's tensioned drum head where the wooden top would be. Strum one chord and you get that bright, percussive snap that cuts straight through a room. It's the sound of 1920s dance halls and music hall records, and it hasn't lost any of its charm in the hundred years since.
Everything your hands already know transfers over. Same tuning, same chord shapes, same size. There's no learning curve. The chords you played on your uke last night sound completely different on this, and that's the whole point.
In a circle of wooden ukuleles, the banjolele is the one everyone hears first and asks about after. The drum head gives it volume and punch that a wooden top can't produce, and a solid rosewood fingerboard keeps the left hand feeling like home. Checked and adjusted in Calgary before it ships, like everything we sell.
We build these in small runs. If your collection needs the one instrument that gets a grin every single time it comes out of the case, this is it.
A banjolele is exactly what it sounds like: ukulele size and tuning, with a banjo's tensioned drum head where the wooden top would be. Strum one chord and you get that bright, percussive snap that cuts straight through a room. It's the sound of 1920s dance halls and music hall records, and it hasn't lost any of its charm in the hundred years since.
Everything your hands already know transfers over. Same tuning, same chord shapes, same size. There's no learning curve. The chords you played on your uke last night sound completely different on this, and that's the whole point.
In a circle of wooden ukuleles, the banjolele is the one everyone hears first and asks about after. The drum head gives it volume and punch that a wooden top can't produce, and a solid rosewood fingerboard keeps the left hand feeling like home. Checked and adjusted in Calgary before it ships, like everything we sell.
We build these in small runs. If your collection needs the one instrument that gets a grin every single time it comes out of the case, this is it.
“This thing sounds like it should cost $2,000–$5,000.”
Mary Schneebeli · real review, Judge.meThe accessories most players pick up in the first month, matched to your instrument. One click, one discount.
Four chords carry all sixteen of them — and on a ukulele, they’re among the simplest shapes there are.
Tuning, the parts, how to hold it. The first hurdle, behind you.
Four shapes, one at a time — and then a song you actually know, played all the way through.
Sixteen songs you already know the words to — the kind people join in on. 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 and adds 200+ more songs — no rush.
Bone rather than plastic, for more volume, tone, and clarity.
More time playing, less time tuning.
New strings without the wrestling match, whenever they’re due.
A proper bag in the box, so it travels the day it arrives.
The Uke Night Method Starter Course, taught in standard GCEA tuning. Included free.
Wood, never plastic. A warmer tone that gets richer over time.
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.meYes. 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 ClelandIf 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 JohnstonEvery 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-JamesEach 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 AlfanoMost 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. One thing worth knowing if you’re drawn to a baritone, a ukulele bass or a guitalele: those are tuned differently, and the free Starter Course teaches standard tuning.
“Am so happy with my decision and the ukulele Honolua’s quiz picked out for me!”
Randy HuttonThe Meet Your Match quiz asks about you: your size, your budget, your taste, and lands on the right size and series. No wrong answers.
