My hands are average in size &amp; maybe a little on the pudgy side. Sight unseen, would it be better to get a tenor or soprano based on that?
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Irv, that's a great question. If your hands are larger than average it actually will not make any difference which you choose. The neck width on the instruments is the same (both are 1-3/8th inches at the nut). The difference is in the size of the body. The tenor is made to resonate lower tones. Either one will be fine. The thing that you will need to make sure you tend to is a technique issue. When you fret a string with your left hand you should make sure that you are applying your fingertip only to the fret board, not the pad of your finger. That will allow the strings around the one you are fretting to ring properly and make your playing sound it's best. Good luck to you in your efforts to become more musical in this new year.
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I got medium, and my fingers are short (compared to my friends). So yes, you'd very likely need the large.
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I'm a grown woman, tip of middle finger to wrist line 6" and palm width 3.5" and thickness of hand a bit on chunky side and I have the Medium size and it fits perfectly snug (It's suppose to fit snug). I would think you should go with either a small or junior size. You don't want them too loose because the metal plate on palm side should be aligned properly with hand.
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It sounds the same as the one you described. I have petite hands and this fits perfectly in my hands. If you have larger hands, the larger model would most likely be preferential.
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My hands measure almost exactly the same size as yours, and I can play this recorder. It takes some stretching and practice, but you should be able to do it.
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That must be a typo. I have a tenor- it is 26.5 inches. I have 4 Ukuleles....my luna mahogany tattoo is my favorite (aside from my 6 string uke).
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I haven't had a problem with that. I have average size hands for a woman. It might be more awkward for my husband. You should be able to play with the phone in a store before you buy. It might be worth it. The texting took me a little time to adjust to as far as its predictive text, it works differently than my razor. But it didn't take long to adjust.
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I have largish hands for a woman and got the medium, and it fits well, so you probably want the small.
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I'm 260 lbs. Your weight will not factor too much into your hands unless you have puggie hands. I have the Larger size. They are just a bit tight, but I'm still breaking them in. I like them. But already I've had one gym tell me they'd rather I use traditional hand wraps. But they're great if you normally get taped.
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[Guy here] They don't specify if it is gender-specific. However, I have small hands, so I bought a small, and it turned out to be extremely tight. It fits, but if I bend my wrist in a gripping fashion I cannot bend all the way without feeling excessive strain on the leather (feels like it might rip from the stress). I would've preferred to have gotten a medium in retrospect. A lot of reviews also suggest getting one size up.Not sure if that helped, but my two cents.
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NOOOOO!!! The Alto/Tenor Stand actually fits the tenor very well... It actually is a bit large for Alto... The bari is completely too large for a tenor.
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I have short, stubby fingers, and the bass is easier for me to play than the Yamaha tenor is. I can't play the basses that you blow into to the top because my arms just aren't long enough, but I have no problem with this one. I just measured my hand span with a ruler, from the tip of my thumb to the tip of my little finger, with my hand spread, and it's 8". It seems like a little bit shorter would be ok too. Hope that helps. Good luck!
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I am also female with normal hand size of wrist to middle finger length of 7 inches..the small would be too small for this hand size. If you are under the 7 inch size go with the small.
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My hands are probably medium/small ... maybe glove size 7? ... and I don't have that problem. I really love these and recommend them highly.
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I have smaller hands and the mediums fit me snugly. So I would guess you should go with the large.
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This one has 17 frets so the neck is a tiny bit longer than some sopranos but it isn't much bigger. The body is a normal soprano size. I'm basing this on my other sopranos. Hope this is helpful to you.
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I only have average hands as a grown woman, so went for a medium and fit fine. If you have chunkier fingers they are snug so maybe go larger.