Cavaquinho with nylgut strings

[marcostazi]

Some brazilians commenting here were confused because you play with nylon strings and without pluck... But I must say the result is really nice!

[4crows]

Help! Did you use aquila Charango string set? If so which strings?

[4crows]

Beautiful.!! I have a cavaquinho..what gauge strings did you use on this..Does aquila make a set for the CAVAQUINHO

Thanks!

[ComradeMorshu]

This is amazing, it really elevates the instrument.

[akaminehidetoshi]

bravo

[007gumshoe]

the m;usic was great! Culd you tell me what make of cavaquinho that is? Thank You!!

[oaklee44]

Many tks for your post.. I never tried to play cavaquinho, i'm a brazilian. I own one in 1976 - spruce and brazilian rosewood all solid. Never played it. This instrument have been closed at wardrobe for 34 years! Thinkig what to do with it , so today i'd tried Aquila Nylgut UKULELE strings and it performs very nice. BUT God.. my cavaquinho deserves a better future seeing you,,you shed a light on it,, really!

[karter76]

Eu acho que è uma pena deixar seu instrumento fechado no armario (que parece ser de boa qualidade lendo o seu comentario)! Eu sou italiano, mas descobri esse instrumento frequentando o seu pais. Não deixe o cavaquinho morrer (um instrumento como violão ou seus "parentes" precisam ser tocados para o some deles não fique fraco e nao se estrague), de uma chance a ele! :-).

Obrigado pelo seu comentario.

[parazinho66]

caralho , o cara toca sem palheta!

[Tablaman73]

What gauges, and where would you suggest I buy to replicate this experiment. I would like to try it out.

Thanks for the info

[Tablaman73]

I love the nylon string sound on the cavaco. - Are there different gauges for the timple strings?

Jason

[karter76]

Yes, there are.

Actually I found the gauges a little bit small for the cavaco. So the string tension is not optimal, and tends to let them too soft.

[igorbr03]

where'd u buy that att bro!

[jesseplymale]

Very cool. Do you tune to DGBE?

[karter76]

Thanks. No, is DGBD.

[mahalo111]

That was fabulous! Please continue adding videos. I can't wait to hear more.

[jefe46]

I agree the sound is "just right"

Are you speaking of the Canary Islands Timple ?

I do hope you do another video. Great stuff.

[jefe46]

Very inventive.. excellent !

I am curious why you didn't "fingerpick" it with the steel strings.. though I do think the sound is great and nylgut appropriate for the piece.

I will assume you used "concert" uke strings ??

Hope you do another video

Thanks..

[karter76]

Thank you for watching. It was just an experiment. Actually these strings are for another type of instrumet : the timple. Timple and cavaquinho have some similarities, so I tried nylgut strings on cavaquinho to reach a more confortable plaiyng with arpeggios. It's possible to play with steel strings too, but IMHO the sound is inappropriate for this kind of pieces.