LarryS
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Who knows. Lutes date back as far as 2000 BC. I wasnt around then so I can't sayHow far back do you want to go? What preceded the lute?
John Colter
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Who knows. Lutes date back as far as 2000 BC. I wasnt around then so I can't sayHow far back do you want to go? What preceded the lute?
John Colter
Who knows. Lutes date back as far as 2000 BC. I wasnt around then so I can't say
Technically, the Hawaiian word is pronounced "oo-koo-leh-leh" The "e" in Hawaiian is not pronounced "ay."
So now I alternatively can call my ukulele for a necked guitar. Are there non-necked guitars?These instruments may be known as necked box lutes or necked guitars.
Of course it is a little guitar, it is not a mandolin for example.
I like the hawaiian pronounciation, same as in my finnish, and I am disgusted with americanized one hehe.
Did Iz ever say yukulele?
"You say tomato. I say tomarto."
If you don't recall that, ask your parents, or grandparents.
YouTube:
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers-Let's Call The Whole Thing Off.
Drives the Pronounciation Police mad.
Responding to Bill1:..."To quote Rob MacKillop who has studied old instruments and published several books: "The Machete - small four string guitar from mid-19th Century Madiera, Portugal". The ukulele is descended from the Machete. If I tune my ukulele to the Machete tuning used by Rob: DGBD. Does that make it a small four string guitar from the mid-19th century?x. A common banjo tuning is: G-D-G-B-D. Maybe it was originally just a little banjo, without the 5th string? -Wiggy