 | The Tahitian ukulele (also known as the Tahitian banjo) is a short-necked fretted lute with eight nylon strings in four doubled courses, native to Tahiti. |
| The Tahitian ukulele is significantly different from other ukuleles in that it does not have a hollow soundbox. The body (including the head and neck) is usually carved from a single piece of wood, with a wide conical hole bored through the middle. The tapered hole bored through the body is about 4 cm in diameter on the back; at the front it is about 10 cm in diameter. The hole is topped with a thin piece of wood, on which the bridge sits, so the instrument works rather like a wood-topped banjo. Indeed, some of these instruments are referred to as Tahitian banjos. The strings are usually made from light-gauge fishing line, usually green in colour (usually around 30—60 lb). | |
| Tahitian Ukulele Mako plays Tahitian Uke for demo An easy version of the Tahitian song Pahoho Tahiti Yukulélé & Tamouré | |
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