It's Not a Ukulele!! Compare "The Cumberland" w/ a Uke! | Inglewood Instruments
For a number of years now, mostly on social media posts, I get comments like "that ukulele is funny looking" or "it's just a ukulele" or "where'd the other string go?" I'm sure many of these lovely commenters are messin' with me, but that's ok, at least they're not calling me names. But for those who are legitimately interested, or have questions, hopefully this hack-job comparison will be illuminating.
DISCLAIMER: I am not a ukulele player, nor do I know as much as every YouTube ukulele person, but I know they're NOT dulcimers or guitars, so we'll approach it from that angle. Mmmm, k?