Ukuleles

thumb|start=8|thumbtime=63|Ukulele made by Jonah Kumalae The ukulele ( ; ), also called a uke (informally), is a member of the lute (ancient guitar) family of instruments. The ukulele is of Portuguese origin and was popularized in Hawaii. The tone and volume of the instrument vary with size and construction. Ukuleles commonly come in four sizes: soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone.

Keroncong or Kroncong (, ; ) refers to both a specific –, a ukulele-like Javanese instrument, and a unique classical colonial Java and Eastern Indonesian (particularly Maluku and eastern East Nusa Tenggara) musical genre that evolved and first developed in Java Island, especially at the Java port cities of Sunda Kelapa in Greater Jakarta, Semarang and Surakarta in Central Java, as well as Surabaya in East Java, dates back to at least 16th century. It is characterized by its lilting rhythm, distinctive sound from interlocking –. A Kroncong orchestra (especially in Java), traditionally consists

A guitarlele (sometimes spelled guitalele or guilele), is sometimes also called by brands name such as a ukitar, or kīkū, is a guitar-ukulele hybrid, that is a tenor or baritone ukulele body size, and a cross between a classical guitar and a tenor or baritone ukulele. The guitarlele combines the portability of a ukulele, due to its small size, with the six single strings and resultant chord possibilities of a classical guitar. It may include a built-in piezo saddle element pickup and equalizer preamp that permits playing the guitarlele either as an acoustic guitar or connected to an amplifier.

four-stringed musical instrument with a small banjo-type body and a fretted ukulele neck

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