Lapyang
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I have noticed ukulele has fret marker on the 10th fret but guitalele (eg, KoAloha, Kanile'a, Islander...) has it on the 9th. All the other markers positions are the same. Any reason?
Mine joins at the 14th fret and has the confusing 10th fret marker !&@TTYUWUGY!. Drove me nuts so I painted it black and now all is good!
One recent piece of info that delighted me is that the fret markers at 3, 5, 7, and 10 correspond to the pentatonic scale for that string key (so first string is for key of A). So you have it for keys of G, C, E, and A. So maybe there is method to the madness.
The 9/10 fret marker is easily my most challenging part of transitioning from guitar to ukulele.