The ukulele developed in Hawaii in the first decade of the 20th Century. They grew out of instruments brought over from Portugal (the machete and the braguinha). Both of these instruments were guitar-like in shape (but smaller) so the ukulele began its life in that shape.
The pineapple shape of ukulele was invented by Samuel Kamaka [...]
As you can hear from that rather wonderful performance, the pineapple shape of ukulele doesn’t make a sound noticeably different from that of a standard ukulele. In fact, there’s no real reason for the ukulele to be the guitar-like shape. The shape is required for the guitar since you need to rest it on your [...]
With the unusual shape of the pineapple ukulele does come a few problems. One is finding a case or bag for them.
Some gig bags are loose enough to accommodate the pineapple shape. However, if you’re buying a case, you do need to buy one specifically make for a pineapple. You’ll usually find a few options [...]
