COOK ISLAND/TAHITIAN 8 STRING UKULELE

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HANDMADE AND HANDCRAFTED 8 STRING UKULELE. MOST POPULAR UKULELE IN THE STORE. ONLY HAVE A VERY LIMITED QUANTITY IN STOCK AS THIS IS NOT EASY TO MAKE.

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The Tahitian ukulele is a short-necked fretted lute with eight nylon strings in four doubled courses, native to Tahiti and played in other regions of Polynesia. This variant of the older Hawaiian ukulele is noted by a higher and thinner sound and an open back, and is often strummed much faster.

The two middle courses are tuned an octave higher than they would be on a normal ukulele, and fishing line is used for the strings. The Tahitian ukulele was developed in Tahiti and Cook Islands in the 50's. It's taking a more important place in Polynesian and popular music every day. The Tahitian ukulele (also called Tahitian banjo) is an interesting "new instrument" to incorporate into your musicial collection. It's tuned G-C-E-A.