The one that took hold was the machete in a new form. The market for large, ornate Portguese furniture amongst Hawaii’s largely poor and agrarian population presumably not being large enough to support them all, the four started to make instruments. In 1879 the Ravenscrag set off for Hawaii with four Portuguese cabinet makers on board. In Portugal the guitar had shrunk down to became a machete – retaining the figure of 8 shape despite the size making it redundant. Larger instruments such as guitars and lutes had developed smaller cousins of particular benefit for sea-faring musicians. By the 18th Century stringed, fretted instruments had a long history. The story of the ukulele starts in Europe.
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