The Ukulele is a 19th century Hawaiian instrument, introduce to Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants. It gained great popularity elsewhere in the United States during the early 20th century, and eventually spread on an international scale. The Brunswick BU4 Soprano Ukulele has a Mahogany top, back and sides which offer a warm and smooth tone.The ukulele has fully geared machine heads that offer much greater tuning stability when compared to many rival products. Due to its relatively compact nature, the BU4 Soprano is ideal for travelling and storage. Ukulele sales have been soaring in recent years with the increased exposure of professional uke orchestras and the emergence of a previously unrealised educational market. Brilliant for strumming along to old classics, playing original compositions or joining an ensemble, the Brunswick BU4 Soprano Ukulele is one of the industry's definitive Soprano models.