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To my ear, the octave ukulele sounds a little like a cello

by pshapiro99 on 3/1/24, 4:55 PM with 11 comments

• by CrankyBear on 3/1/24, 10:56 PM

  It's no cello, but to hear that kind of sound coming from a ukulele is amazing.

• by gracieterzian on 3/1/24, 11:47 PM

  I don't see ukulele topics very often on HN, thanks for posting!

  I'm a uke player and I have an "octave ukulele" too. If anyone is curious to try this out themselves, here's a link to the strings I use on mine (they're called Perry's Octave Ukulele Strings). You just put them on a baritone uke and tune them to (low)GCEA. They are great strings: https://starlightukes.com/product/776499

  I must admit, I don't think the octave ukulele sounds that much like a cello, but I see you only said it sounds a "little" like a cello, and I get what you mean with it being a deeper sound :).

• by pshapiro99 on 3/1/24, 4:55 PM

  Few people know about an instrument called the "octave uke," but to my ear it sounds as pretty as a cello.

• by aeonik on 3/1/24, 10:10 PM

  It sounds nice, and I like it more than a regular ukulele. But I remain unconvinced: I still haven't heard anything at beautiful or mesmerizing at the sound of Cello.