Comments on: What is the difference between a ukulele and a cavaquinho? http://ukuleleonline.com/ukulele-construction/ukulele-and-cavaquinho/ All your ukulele questions answered. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:07:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: larry http://ukuleleonline.com/ukulele-construction/ukulele-and-cavaquinho/comment-page-1/#comment-321 larry Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:30:13 +0000 http://ukuleleonline.com/?p=50#comment-321 A cavaquinho has steel strings under a lot of tension. The body of the ukulele may not be able to handle the pressure. Did you try it, if so what were the results? A cavaquinho has steel strings under a lot of tension. The body of the ukulele may not be able to handle the pressure. Did you try it, if so what were the results?

]]> By: Adam http://ukuleleonline.com/ukulele-construction/ukulele-and-cavaquinho/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Adam Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:48:26 +0000 http://ukuleleonline.com/?p=50#comment-302 Hi, I just bought a tenor ukulele and my intention is to convert it to a Brazilian cavaquinho. The person at the guitar store I bought it from told me it is possible and that I'd need to restring (with steel chords) and retune it (from what I've read online, to a DGBD/Open G-tuning). Do you think this is possible? Thank you! Hi, I just bought a tenor ukulele and my intention is to convert it to a Brazilian cavaquinho. The person at the guitar store I bought it from told me it is possible and that I’d need to restring (with steel chords) and retune it (from what I’ve read online, to a DGBD/Open G-tuning). Do you think this is possible? Thank you!

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