Pineapple baritone?

[necessaryrooster]

Anyone ever seen or played one? A google search reveals one old UU post. Curious as to why these aren't a thing.

 

[JEngle1122]

Anyone ever seen or played one? A google search reveals one old UU post. Curious as to why these aren't a thing.

I think the baritone ukulele was invented in the lower 48 and to fill a different musical niche. I know the exact history is a little foggy, but that might explain it?

 

[about2]

Sounds delicious. Never seen one though

 

[Jim Hanks]

Hmm, does this count?

NUD: Bonanza Super Tenor

Here for your viewing and listening pleasure is the premier of the first super tenor ukulele from Pete and Shelley Mai, aka Bonanza Ukuleles. First, I'll run down the specs and then talk about how this instrument came into being. 19" scale Pear shape tenor body Cherry top and headplate HPL...

forum.ukuleleunderground.com

 

[casualmusic]

Anyone ever seen or played one?

Close enough?

 

[necessaryrooster]

Close enough?

Wow, that's incredible. Those ladies are talented!

 

[Pyewacket]

I think the tall skinny instrument is an erhu - but what's the big fat round one? It looks a little like a shamisen but that only has 3 strings and a much smaller, more or less square-ish body.

 

[casualmusic]

I think the tall skinny instrument is an erhu - but what's the big fat round one? It looks a little like a shamisen but that only has 3 strings and a much smaller, more or less square-ish body.

Zhongruan - Wikipedia

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Ruan (instrument) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

The round instrument is a zhongruan mostly tuned G2 D3 G3 D4 and played with fingerpicks.

Some players tighten the strings a bit to GDAE same fingering as octave mandolin, mandolin, violin. This lets them reuse skills when playing or doubling.

Zhongruan has been played for approx 2000 years.

It is popular in China, and with youth heritage bands in overseas Chinese communities.

Good sources are YouTube intros, music schools in Chinatowns, a couple internet sellers with English language sites, and Chinese language sites.

 

[Pyewacket]

Oh dang, now there are two more instruments I want to learn to play.

I want to play nearly every instrument in the world! Like that's an achievable goal ...