Help identify this uke
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The Big Kahuna
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Looks like steel strings to me, so probably not a uke.
Looks like a "picken-stick" which has three strings when made by Martin (maybe more for some) sometimes called a stum-stick
http://ukeeku.com/2011/11/03/mcnally-strumstick-ukulele-full-review/
There are lots of images under those names in google images and above is a review of a mc nally
Here is a ukulele strum stick:
http://strumstick.com/V2/HTML/Ukulele Strumstick.html
http://ukeeku.com/2011/11/03/mcnally-strumstick-ukulele-full-review/
There are lots of images under those names in google images and above is a review of a mc nally
Here is a ukulele strum stick:
http://strumstick.com/V2/HTML/Ukulele Strumstick.html
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:agree: Yup, Strum stick Ukulele. A uke neck on what is normally a dulcimer strum stick. Sound is thin and "twangy" but a pickup may fix that somewhat.
chenx2
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This must be it! Thank you for your links. Interesting look and sound.
I wonder why it's in steel strings, not nylon ones.
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Because it's basically a dulcimer built for steel strings with a uke neck on it and uke scale and tuning.
Don't dulcimers usually have metal strings, the fret board across the body, and a different type of fret system ?
I think I saw a video made by the owner of Martin Guitar about a month ago where the guy that invented the strum-stick / picken-stick invented/originated it out of spare parts used for making guitars (drop off) that he basically got out of their trash. (and was able to get a patent on it) It allowed him to get better quality materials for no cost.
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