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Cuatro
ABOUT
The Cuatro is a Venezuelan instrument. Most players strum the instrument (the reason for the tap plate built seamlessly on the upper bout), and the Cuatro's sound tends to serve as a rhythmic and harmonic base. Popular for its simplistic design and its compact size (20.5" or 521mm scale length), the Cuatro is a versatile instrument fit for all styles and varieties of music. Cordoba's Cuatro is made with a solid Spruce top, mahogany back and sides and a mahogany tap plate. Our Cuatros are tuned to D-G-B-E (standard Baritone ukulele tuning). Aquila Cuatro strings can be purchased here.
OPTIONS
Traditionally the Cuatro is tuned to the standard A-D-F#-B. It is tuned in a similar fashion to the traditional D tuning of the ukulele, but the A and B are an octave lower. Consequently, the same fingering can be used to shape the chords, but it produces a different inversion of each chord.
| Top | Solid Spruce Top |
| Back & Sides | Mahogany |
| Binding/Bridge | Rosewood bridge |
| Rosette | All natural wood inlaid |
| Finish | Satin (matte) finish, natural color |
| Neck/Fingerboard | Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard |
| Scale Length | 511mm (20.125") |
| Nut Width | 38mm (1.5") |
| Fret Marker Inlays | Markers on the 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 |
| Nut/Saddle | Composite |
| Number of Frets | 14 frets total |
| Body Width & Length | 174mm width at upper bout / 255mm width at lower bout / 800mm (31.5") in total length |
| Body Depth | 70mm at upper bout / 79mm at lower bout |
| Tuning Machines | Chrome Tuning Machines |
| Strings | Aquila Baritone ukulele treble strings / D'Addario wound bass strings |
| Electronics | NA |
| Tap Plate/Pick Guard | Mahogany |
| Case | NA |
