Every instrument we build, with the exception of an eight string, may be equipped with a G fourth course (196Hz) fixed with a 0.029" wire-wrapped nylon-core string for no extra charge. The woven G-string is tuned an octave lower, which gives a richer sound and opens a wider picking range. In addition each Kanilea Ukulele, with the exception of our Baritones and Sopranos, can be upgraded to a multiple stringed instrument.
All of our six and
eight string instruments come with a 1/8" x 3/8" Carbon Fiber (Graphite) rod
inlayed into the neck. This Carbon Fiber rod adds significant strength to the
neck and improves instrument tonal response. Here we list the standard ukulele tuning and the different string combinations.
Standard Tuning
*1st course A= 440Hz
*2nd course E= 329.6Hz
*3rd course C= 261.6Hz
*4th course G= 392 Hz
5-string
*Double A 1st course at the same octave (440Hz)
or
*Double A 1st course with a high/low octave (440Hz/220Hz)
or
*Double C 3rd course with a high/low octave (523.2Hz/261.6Hz)
6-string
*Double A 1st course at the same octave (440Hz) and a
double C 3rd course with a high/low octave (261.6Hz/523.2Hz)
or
*Double A 1st course with high/low octave (440Hz/220Hz) and a
double C 3rd course with a high/low octave (261.6Hz/523.2Hz)
8-string
*Double A 1st course at the same octave (440Hz),
a double E 2nd course at the same octave (329.6Hz),
a double C 3rd course with a high/low octave (261.6Hz/523.2Hz),
and a double G 4th course with a high/low octave (392Hz/196Hz)
Tiple
Double A 1st course at the same octave (440Hz),
Triple
E 2nd course at the high/low/high octave (329.6Hz/164.8Hz/329.6Hz),
Triple C 3rd course with a high/low/high octave (261.6Hz/130.8Hz/261.6Hz),
Double G 4th course with a high/low octave (392Hz/196Hz)