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What’s a Kìkù ?
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A definition from Lichty Guitars website:
“The word Kīkū, as referenced in the ‘olelo noeau “Niihau i ke kīkū,” means “independent”. It is often used to praise a precocious or headstrong child and so the name carries with it the connotation of rebellion and, of innovation. Kīkū inspires bold visions of modern invention fused with a reverence for sovereign, indigenous dignity. It also is a play on words in the Hawaiian language for the word “kika” is a Hawaiianization for “guitar”, but that’s where the similarity ends."
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Basically a Kìkù is a something other than a ukulele or a guitar. Having 5 or 6 strings, and usually tuned with the bass string replaced an octave higher (re-entrant tuning: aDGBE ). It can be any size imaginable, since it is “independent”. It is intended as the perfect accompaniment to a ukulele, or as a solo instrument for soft music.
I built this Kìkù as a five string so that a ukulele player could easily make the transition to a larger instrument using the chord forms they are familiar with, and only adding one extra string.
This Kìkù uses a guitar scale of 25 ½” with a nut width of 1 ¾”. The body is a little smaller than a guitar and is quite comfortable for most players.
Other features of this Kìkù:
• Solid Koa body and sound board.
• Mahogany neck re-enforced with a carbon fiber rod.
• Ebony fretboard and bridge.
• Ebony edge binding.
• Radius fretboard with side dot position markers.
• High quality Schertler Classical Guitar Tuning Keys.
• 39” length, 14 ½” lower bout, 18” body, 4” depth at the tail block.
• 100% handmade.
This Kìkù has been pre-engineered to be able to be converted to a 6 string should the owner desire to do that sometime in the future.
$895 Price includes a hard shell case.
Shipping will be actual UPS or USPS charges.
Sound bite available at https://www.cripplecreekmandolins.com
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A definition from Lichty Guitars website:
“The word Kīkū, as referenced in the ‘olelo noeau “Niihau i ke kīkū,” means “independent”. It is often used to praise a precocious or headstrong child and so the name carries with it the connotation of rebellion and, of innovation. Kīkū inspires bold visions of modern invention fused with a reverence for sovereign, indigenous dignity. It also is a play on words in the Hawaiian language for the word “kika” is a Hawaiianization for “guitar”, but that’s where the similarity ends."
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Basically a Kìkù is a something other than a ukulele or a guitar. Having 5 or 6 strings, and usually tuned with the bass string replaced an octave higher (re-entrant tuning: aDGBE ). It can be any size imaginable, since it is “independent”. It is intended as the perfect accompaniment to a ukulele, or as a solo instrument for soft music.
I built this Kìkù as a five string so that a ukulele player could easily make the transition to a larger instrument using the chord forms they are familiar with, and only adding one extra string.
This Kìkù uses a guitar scale of 25 ½” with a nut width of 1 ¾”. The body is a little smaller than a guitar and is quite comfortable for most players.
Other features of this Kìkù:
• Solid Koa body and sound board.
• Mahogany neck re-enforced with a carbon fiber rod.
• Ebony fretboard and bridge.
• Ebony edge binding.
• Radius fretboard with side dot position markers.
• High quality Schertler Classical Guitar Tuning Keys.
• 39” length, 14 ½” lower bout, 18” body, 4” depth at the tail block.
• 100% handmade.
This Kìkù has been pre-engineered to be able to be converted to a 6 string should the owner desire to do that sometime in the future.
$895 Price includes a hard shell case.
Shipping will be actual UPS or USPS charges.
Sound bite available at https://www.cripplecreekmandolins.com
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