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Re:The Birth of the American 12-string Guitar by SoftTalker on Monday July 27, 2026 @04:01PM (#49074841)
> the "tenor guitar"

Would that be a ukulele? Or is that something different yet?

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Re:The Birth of the American 12-string Guitar by bilegeek on Monday July 27, 2026 @05:25PM (#49075722)
Different lineage[1] as (partially) mentioned above; the ukulele evolved from small Portuguese instruments[2], and is tuned about 3 full steps higher.

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenor_guitar

[2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukulele#History

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