Gig bag 8 string solid mahogany dolphin ukulele mandola uke. My idea was to buy a banjo mandolin, but tune and string it like a nylon uke. It proved to be much more popular then the taropatch, which was discontinued by martin in 1932. Ohana ck35 8 solid mahogany taropatch concert ukulele demo by uke. An early ukulele cousin is the taropatch, an instrument with eight strings set in four courses of two strings each, tuned to the standard mydoghasfleas. Any experts out there who might know something about this unusual instrument. This instrument is in very goodexcellent condition. The strings are all doubled in unison in the classic taropatch style. Time flies, but it was all the way back in 2014 when i looked at one of their sun series ukuleles for the first time in the form of the standard concert ukulele. The different a string configuration does make it sound different to the liliu, wider, more ukulele and less cuatro i have got the lanikai taropatch now as well because i like having this taropatch so. Im getting an 8 string ukulele in a few days and have no idea how to tune it.
Ohana ck358 solid mahogany taropatch concert ukulele. He specified the widewaisted dreadnought shape for instruments made for his chas. Solid mahogany body, with a rosewood fingerboard and bridge, matte finish. Taropatches evolved from the portuguese rajao, a 5string instrument that is a bit louder than regular soprano ukes due to its slightly larger body size, and offers a more sonorous sound, thanks to the doubled strings. In this video, a man with an 8 string ukulele teaches you how to tune such a musical instrument, which is similar to tuning 4 strings of a guitar. You could string such a beast as an 8 string taropatch til you find your ideal one. They were once common in a concert size, but now the tenor size is more common for six string taropatch ukuleles. I have a tuner, but am unsure of how to use it to get the 2 g strings to be.
Cedar has gained in popularity due to its soft, lush tone. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. This martin style 1m taropatch is essentially a concert scale ukulele with four unison courses tuned ggcceeaa. Hawaiians have been playing socalled taropatch ukuleles for over a century, and more and more people are discovering why. Inspired by turn of century taropatch ukes, this is a concert scale 8 string with a relaxed tension and setup to play smooth and easy.
Gig bag 8 string solid mahogany dolphin ukulele mandola. A beautiful 1920s leonardo nunes 8 string taropatch handcrafted by leonardo nunes, son of manuel nunes one of three luthiers credited with inventing the ukulele in the late 1800s. The taropatch, the name comes from taropatch fiddle and early hawaiian slightly derogatory name for all ukuleles as it was used by the landed anglo settlers to describe the instruments played by the portuguese indentured labour as they worked the taro fields, with its 8 strings in 4 courses, is a very traditional string configuration dating back to the birth of the ukulele itself. The string tie block is drilled for 15 8 41mm string spread. Ive seen a bunch of guides online but its still confusing. Beautiful classic 12fret model in the style of 1920s30s martins. Any smaller would be problematic for me, used to normal uke string.
They were once common in a concert size, but now the tenor size is more common for six string taropatch. If you continue browsing, you agree to the use of cookies. Martin style 1m taropatch 192627 elderly instruments. The idea of the extra strings is to give a more plaintive, slightly chorus like tone. Only issues might be nut slots and the steel strings a tiple usually has. I was excited to see one at namm and even more excited when i felt. Taropatches are a bugger to tune but they do sound good when they are and you play them. But id like to keep the 8 strings, something i havent seen mentioned in other posts. For tenor mandola tuning, try 2 sets of aquila 31u concert uke fifths tuning. Oct 05, 2011 i have an old taropatch 8 string soprano ukulele.
It has an all solid mahogany body with rosewood binding, a mahogany neck with a brazilian rosewood fingerboard, and violinstyle friction tuning pegs. It was only a matter of time before ukulele makers turned their eyes towards it. I was excited to see one at namm and even more excited when i felt how easy it was to play and heard its beautiful, open voice. They call 8 string ukes taropatches tho i think the tenor version might be a newish invention. Ditson received the first taropatches made by martin, and the very first style 5k ukulele. Yours was made by regal in chicago, almost certainly between 1922 and 1935, during the tiples limited era of popularity. Aklot has made this tenor ukulele entirely out of bamboo. However, playing tabulations is difficult for all but the adroit finger picker. Taropatch ukulele australiannew zealand luthiers forum.
The gloss mahogany line features a highgloss finish to enhance the simple elegance of the mahogany woodgrain. Kiwaya taropatch mahogany 8 string concert ukulele. The taropatch, the name comes from taropatch fiddle and early hawaiian slightly derogatory name for all ukuleles as it was used by the landed anglo settlers to describe the instruments played by the portuguese indentured labour as they worked the taro fields, with its 8 strings in 4 courses, is a very traditional string configuration dating back to the birth of the ukulele. Our nuts are engineered to accept string sets between 942 to 1149 gauges on all electric nuts, 1047 to 1253 on acoustic nuts, and 4095 to 50105 on bass nuts.
The solid cedar top line features acacia back and sides with a padauk rosette and binding. There is a delightful scene in the movie doughboys of a jam session with buster chording a martin style 3 taropatch 8 string ukulele while cliff scats and plays the rhythm on it with drumsticks, and another actor hums the bass. This is a bone nut intended for use on a concertscale ukulele. Finally, i strung the instrument with a set of worth, allplain, clear fluorocarbon strings for 8 string uke. Excellent quality and a wonderfully made instrument with a solid acacia body, ebony nut and saddle, wood inlay of kalo leaves aka taro, and a silky smooth satin. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge bone nut and saddle. The nut is part of the ukulele where the strings start at the top, between the tuners and the fret board.
The gloss adds a smoothness and sturdiness to the uke and a cream binding ties it all together. With solid acacia body, ebony nut and saddle, wood. Make your normal preferably cheap ukulele into an 8 string uke. Kala solid cedar top 8 string tenor ukulele acacia body uke natural. Ohana ck358concert taropatch all solid mahogany8 string ukulele uke this a unique. The ma8t now features a wider nut for a slightly wider neck that makes playing the. The standard or soprano martin uke is the most common size and the style 0 is by far the most common style. It has an attractive slotted headstock, and a strap button fitted. Made popular in the early part of the 20th century, this eight string concert is tuned in. Really suprising how loud and punchy they are for such a small instrument. Aged hawaiian koa wood top, back, sides, and bridge with threering concentric circle rosette and 8 string. That means that rather than the traditional allunison doublenormalukeset tuning for taropatch, the g course has a low octave and the c course has a high octave.
The best 8string ukuleles combine a uniquely full tone with powerful volume. Free slack key ukulele chord charts and diagrams gceg. Beansprout concertsized taropatch ukulele with hard case. Eight string taropatch baritone ukuleles have been made. The width of the nut varies slightly by make and model and affects the feel of the instrument. It has an all solid mahogany body with rosewood binding, a mahogany neck with a. What are the nut specks string separation and the separation and spread at the saddle. Anyone build an 8 string tenor uke that can point me to where i might find the info. The industry standard for string, for example is the aquila nylgut strings and any ukulele with that should bring out great sound. A taropatch is the name given to a 8 string concert ukulele.
Gorgeous notes pour out with either finger style or. This is the taropatch model, so it is a concert size body with the doubled strings. More than four 8 string series ohana music ohana ukuleles. I have an alulu 8 string tenor that feels very wide and i measured it at 39mm at the nut.
Made popular in the early part of the 20th century, this eight string concert is tuned in unison c, so gg cc ee aa. The noah 8 string ukulele was a new addition to the noah range for 2018. Eight strings with two octave and two unison tuning. A ukulele with a nut width of 1 12 would provide even. If not, the bridge must be moved to the correct position. An 8 string ukulele is played just like a normal ukulele, so you wont have to relearn.
The sound is rich and full with lingering chorus when played finger. Finally, i strung the instrument with a set of worth, allplain, clear fluorocarbon strings for 8string uke. Said bridge had to be roughly 18 high with 2 or so extra height on top of that for a saddle. Nov 28, 2015 a short video on what is and what isnt a taropatch ukulele. He starts be reminding you that the 12th fret of the ukulele must be exactly at the middle between the bridge and the nut.
It sounds like you are playing with a chorus of ukuleles. This is a vintagestyle taropatch 12fret mahogany concert 8 string from the wonderful crafsmen at kiwaya. I think this would make the nut and bridge work simpler, as id only have to possible increase the size of the string spaces and maybe lower the action. However, the lack of any set up instructions meant a search for the correct tuning. Saddles free delivery possible on eligible purchases. This one is made from australian blackwood for the body, king billy pine soundboard. Pono act solid acacia taropatch concert ukulele demo by uke. This ktone dolphin 5022bk is not a fine instrument and it is not a mandola, nor has it steel strings as the seller formerly claimed. The solid cedar top lends well to finger style playing. Ditson store, and supplied a nunes taropatch to martin for reference in creating their line of 8 string taropatch models.
The different a string configuration does make it sound different to the liliu, wider, more ukulele and less cuatro i have got the lanikai taropatch now as well because i like having this taropatch so much. Have not found plans anywhere for 8 string tenor ukulele. New pono taropatch 8 string concert woahu hardshell case. Can someone help educate me about this taro patch instrument. Feb 21, 2017 the question focusses on 8 string ukulels, but then goes on to mention mandolins. By 1925, martin had brought out the 1c concert ukulele, which was the same size as the taropatch, but had four strings. Excellent quality and a wonderfully made instrument with a solid acacia body, ebony nut and saddle, wood inlay of kalo leaves aka taro, and a silky smooth satin finish. You can hear how pretty the shimmery sound of that is in the video clip.
The strings are all doubled in unison in the classic taropatch. It is like the 12 string guitar of the ukulele world. The lanikai ma8t is a beautifully crafted 8string ukulele made from mahogany that delivers classic tenor uke tone. An 8 string ukulele can be tuned with the string pairs in the. First to uke republic, ohana brings us another classic taropatch. The taropatch or taro patch is a ukulele with double strings, so 8 strings in 4 courses. The question focusses on 8 string ukulels, but then goes on to mention mandolins. Eightstring taropatch baritone ukuleles have been made. It is fitted with octave strings for d and g and unison strings for b. Mandolins are traditionally strung with 8 strings in 4 courses. May 12, 2017 pono act solid acacia taropatch concert ukulele pono brings us the eight string taropatch.
Excellent quality and a wonderfully made instrument. An early ukulele cousin is the taropatch, an instrument with eight strings set in four courses of two strings each, tuned to the standard. These nuts have prefiled string grooves and are ready to install. Oscar schmidt ou28te 8 string tenor ukulele, mahogany, active electronics, satin finish this satin finish mahogany ukulele offers a lively full body that resonates with sparkling highs and warm lows. Uke republic pono act solid acacia taropatch concert ukulele. What is the string pattern for a taropatch ukulele. Ukuleles are not, but there are indeed 8 string ukuleles again, these are in 4 courses. How to tune an eight string ukulele ukulele wonderhowto.
That means that rather than the traditional allunison doublenormalukeset tuning for taropatch. Ive just put some vernier callipers on my ukulele s and my mele 8 string tenor is 37mm across the nut and my wise tenor is 36mm across the nut. Ive only made one taropatch uke, and that has a neck 1 3 8 wide at the nut. The closeness of the string pairings make it easy to play any chord that is playable on a four string ukulele. Ive filed the sharp fret edges down so it doesnt hurt my fingers anymore, but oscar my uke just doesnt have that tone im looking for. The nylon strings are the cheapest sort, little better than fishline. The tuning machines are cheap and some stick a bit. Ohana ck358 solid mahogany taropatch concert ukulele demo. Instruments with 6 or 8 strings in four courses are often called taropatches, or taropatch ukuleles. Ohana taro patch eight string concert ck358 its here. It seems odd to have two c strings together as well as a potential stress problem on the bridge. Front, back, sides, neck, fretboard, headstock, bridge. Theyre popular at ukulele jams and traditional kanikapila, where they add a different sound to the mix. The tone is ethereal with its chorus like tones driven by an all solid mahogany body.
Instruments with 6 or 8 strings in four courses are often called taropatches, or taropatch. Sides8 string ukulele uke i love 8 string ukuleles. All ukes get a nut and saddle adjustment, and the frets are leveled. I understand that the g and c strings are tuned the same and the a and e are an octave apart. Pyramid ukulele 8 string set tenor thomann united states. A wider nut gives a bit more space between the strings, while a narrower nut makes the strings a bit closer together. Solid cedar acacia baritone 8string kala brand music co. Ive been learning how to play the ukulele for the past 4 months with my cheap oscar schmidt ou53 baritone. I have a tuner, but am unsure of how to use it to get the 2 g strings to be certain octaves ive been a drummer for 10 years, so actual notes are a challenge for me.
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