The lyre is more like a small harp, while the Ukulele is more like a small guitar. The only similarity is they are both stringed instruments.
The lute is an early instrument similar to the ukulele.
The ukulele is a traditional Hawaiian instrument that was based on some similar instruments from Portugal.
They are both stringed instruments, but look very different.
The ukulele comes from the guitar family. A ukulele has four strings, which are normally made out of nylon or gut, and is similar to a small guitar. It does have a different, higher pitched sound than the guitar, however.
A harp is similar to a couple of instruments. Some musicians say it is similar to a guitar, but in history it bears similarity to the lyre. In the way it is played it is actually similar to the piano.
The lute is an early instrument similar to the ukulele.
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lyre
The ukulele is a traditional Hawaiian instrument that was based on some similar instruments from Portugal.
They are both stringed instruments, but look very different.
The ukulele comes from the guitar family. A ukulele has four strings, which are normally made out of nylon or gut, and is similar to a small guitar. It does have a different, higher pitched sound than the guitar, however.
A harp is similar to a couple of instruments. Some musicians say it is similar to a guitar, but in history it bears similarity to the lyre. In the way it is played it is actually similar to the piano.
The ukulele was created on Hawaii based on Portugese instruments brought there in 1879.
It is indirectly from Spain. The stringed instruments of Spain were also found in Portugal. It was the Portuguese that brought their instruments to Hawaii and there they evolved into the ukulele.
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