I dunno, braddah! That don't look like no ukulele to me ...

GVlog · Oct 14, 2010

Get a load of this big pineapple ukulele that I got!

Yes. I know it's an 8-course Renaissance lute. I've decided to study more early music and someone from the lute community decided to help me out.

Just wait. One of these days I hope to get a 13-course Baroque lute.

roxhum · Oct 14, 2010

Now that you mention it I have never really known what a lute looked like. This one is a beaut

sukie · Oct 14, 2010

That's really cool looking. Congratulations! Have fun.

itsme · Oct 15, 2010

That looks really sweet! Can't wait to see it in action. <hint, hint>

mm stan · Oct 15, 2010

Aloha GVlog,
That's a great looking Lute, Will we get a video of your playing it??? That would be nice....Have fun and Enjoy!!
Keep Strumming them Strings" MM Stan..

GVlog · Oct 15, 2010

Mahalo nui loa, all!

I'll be having an introductory lesson this weekend. Contrary to popular perception, the right-hand techniques used on a lute are markedly different from those used on the guitar (or the ukulele for that matter). This will require a lot of changes.

I already know two rather simple pieces but I need to ensure that I'm creating the right tone from this lute before I do a public performance. I don't want to rile any early music enthusiasts who might also see the video.

But in the meantime, you can enjoy this performance by Ronn McFarlane on his 10-course lute. (Just don't expect me to be even 1/100th as good as him though)

olgoat52 · Oct 15, 2010

Did the lute come with a pair of pantaloons or do you have to buy those separately??

GVlog · Oct 19, 2010

Here's something to give you pause about playing the lute.

A set of custom strings (not the cheap LaBella stuff) runs $70. And that's still for synthetic trebles and wounds ... not gut.

DAPuke · Oct 20, 2010

shoot I thought someone had made a watermelon uke. too many strings for me. Good luck, that thing makes some pretty music.
DAP

Uncle Rod Higuchi · Oct 20, 2010

Wow! What a neat sound and fascinating fingering!

OK, 'nuf said.

I'm glad I'm a uke player!

Keep uke'in',

mm stan · Oct 21, 2010

Aloha Vlog,
That's some awesome fingering....who said you cannot finger pick a 6 or 8 stringer....thanks for sharing...MM Stan..

mm stan · Oct 21, 2010

GVlog said:
Here's something to give you pause about playing the lute.

A set of custom strings (not the cheap LaBella stuff) runs $70. And that's still for synthetic trebles and wounds ... not gut.

Gee, I can't imagine changing the strings or breaking them in....whew...14 stringer...are the strings tuned in unison????MM Stan..

Miss Michele · Oct 21, 2010

Too Many strings for me! LOL Beautiful instrument though! Have fun with it!

GVlog · Oct 21, 2010

DAPuke said:
shoot I thought someone had made a watermelon uke.

LOL!

Hey! Whoa ... that's actually a good idea. Somebody call the Okamis over at KoAloha! I think we found something to complement the Pineapple Sunday!

mm stan said:
Aloha Vlog,
That's some awesome fingering....who said you cannot finger pick a 6 or 8 stringer....thanks for sharing...MM Stan..

True dat. I'm finding that I can do it with or without nails. Maybe this will give folks with 6 'n 8 string ukes some ideas.

mm stan said:
Gee, I can't imagine changing the strings or breaking them in....whew...14 stringer...are the strings tuned in unison????MM Stan..

Courses 8 through 6 are in octaves. Courses 5 through 2 are in unison. Course 1 is a single string.

Some folks have courses 8 through 4 in octaves.

Braddah! My wallet is hurting right now.

PhilUSAFRet · Jul 6, 2011

Maybe you can find a little one and call it a Uke-a-lute!

wolfybau · Jul 13, 2011

wow such a cool instrument and amazing performance in that video!
too many strings for me too right now.

@phil I have seen lute style' ukes on ebay...

my walkabout dulcimer has a sort of psuedo lute look to it with 3 courses of doubled strings with diatonic fret layout making it easy to play.

Barbablanca · May 17, 2012

Wow I never heard anyone really ROCK a Lute before! That's incredible!

BTW If any of you are ever tempted to buy a lute I can recommend those made by a friend of mine , an American Luthier who has lived in England for years: See website here:

http://www.art-robb.co.uk/

PoiDog · May 17, 2012

Wow. The width of that fretboard is just intimidating. I mean, how on earth can one fret some strings without muting others?

I guess all you need now is leggings and a multi-point hat with bells on the tips.

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