Guitar chord forum - chordie — Not a Ukelele!

Re: Not a Ukelele!

null@example.com (dino48) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:54:43 +0000

Looks like a baby guitar,good looking insterment.

Re: Not a Ukelele!

null@example.com (bluejeep) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:21:28 +0000

What a beautiful instrument, anything this lovely must sound like heaven.

Re: Not a Ukelele!

null@example.com (mightytyger) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:39:02 +0000

that is awesome id love to hear how it sounds!

Re: Not a Ukelele!

null@example.com (tandm3) — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:18:44 +0000

Wow thats pretty cool.. I wonder why the neck and top aren't finished? Any ideas?

Re: Not a Ukelele!

null@example.com (Roger Guppy) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:27:44 +0000

Apparently they are available with nylon strings too but this one has steel ones and has a very different sound to a uke. I will try and record something with it so you can hear for yourselves.

Roger

Re: Not a Ukelele!

null@example.com (bensonp) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:54:55 +0000

I think it looks beautiful

Re: Not a Ukelele!

null@example.com (jerome.oneil) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:02:30 +0000

Sweet! How does it sound?

Re: Not a Ukelele!

null@example.com (geoaguiar) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:52:30 +0000

Cool! Made in Portugal!!!

Not a Ukelele!

null@example.com (Roger Guppy) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:24:04 +0000

This is a CAVAQUINHO (pronounced 'kavakiniu'). Although the back sides and neck are varnished the solid front is not and appears to untreated in any way. It has steel strings and is most commonly tuned D-G-B-D although the ancient Portuguses tuning is D-A-B-E but other tunings are also used.

Aparently in the late 19th century the Portuguese took this instrument to Hawaii and from this the ukelele was born.

Roger