Lanikai Labs TunaUke Ukulele User manual

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Get to know your new ukulele by familiarizing
yourself with all of it’s body parts!
W
e here at Lanikai Labs have been working on a solution for the last 3 years
for a problem that has plagued all ukuleles. Have you ever tuned up your ukulele
and played one chord in tune then switch to another chord and it plays out of tune? The
strings are stretched and the open strings are in tune, but for some reason that second
chord plays out of tune… Well my friends that is what is called poor intonation!
There are many issues that cause poor intonation and TunaUke™Technology solves
them all. With this technology we have achieved over a 90% improvement in
intonation. For the rst time ever in the history of the instrument you can overcome all
the obstacles and have a ukulele that plays open chords in tune all the way up the neck.
Your Ukulele includes:
aOne set of tall saddles aHandy Dandy instruction booklet!
In this manual you will learn how to intonate your instrument. Before that let’s go
over the parts of your new Ukulele and what notes you want to tune your ukulele to:
Parts of the
ukulele
Headstock
Neck
Tuning
Machines Nut Frets
Saddle
Bridge
Side
Upper Bout
Lower Bout
Top
Sound
Hole

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The easiest and most precise
way to tune your ukulele is by
using a digital chromatic
tuner. This allows you to quickly
tune your ukulele to the notes G, C, E, and A (from top
to bottom strings). Some of our ukes come with a built in
tuner! If yours does not, pick up a CO-UT Lanikai clip on
uke tuner at lanikaiukes.com!
G C E A
Intonating Your Ukulele
Tuning Your
ukulele
1. Your instrument was sent out using factory placement. As you stretch out your
strings the rst time you will notice that the intonation will change and notes that
may have played in tune do not anymore. This is normal. You need to completely
stretch out your strings before proper intonation can be set. Aquila strings are
notorious for stretching. You will need to retune numerous times before the
strings stabilize completely.
2. Make sure that the string is in tune when played in open position (not placing
your nger on the string on any fret).
3. Play this string on the 12th fret. If the note is in tune then it is intonated correctly
and skip to step 6. If it is out of tune you will need to move the saddle either
towards the soundhole (shortening the string) or towards the butt of the ukulele
(elongating the string)
4. If the note played on the 12th fret is at you need to shorten the string
• Slide the string off to the side of the saddle. (g a, pg 4)
• Move the saddle towards the sound hole. (g b, pg 4)
• If you run out of throw and the ukulele is still at you can remove the saddle
and reverse it. (g c, pg 4)
• Place the string back on the saddle and return to step 2. (g d, pg 4)
• Repeat till in tune in the open position and on the 12th.

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5. If the note played on the 12th fret is sharp you need to lengthen the string
• Slide the string off to the side of the saddle. (g a)
• Move the saddle towards the butt of the instrument. (g b)
• If you run out of throw and the ukulele is still at you can remove the saddle
and reverse it. (g c)
• Place the string back on the saddle and return to step 2. (g d)
• Repeat till in tune in the open position and on the 12th.
6. Repeat for all other strings
Slide the string off to the side of the saddle Move the saddle towards the sound hole if at and
towards the butt if sharp
If you run out of throw and the ukulele is still at
you can remove the saddle and reverse it
Place the string back on the saddle and return to
step 2
g a
g c
g b
g d

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B
B7
B minor
C
C7
D
D7
D minor
E
E minor
F
G
G7
A
A minor
Here are some easy chords and patterns to use in many different styles of music:
Helpful hints:
• If you nd the saddles to be hard to move, remove them from the saddle
housing and use a pencil to apply some graphite to the saddle’s sides.This will
lubricate the saddle and allow it to slide smoothly
• If the ukulele’s action is too low replace the short saddles that came equipped
from the factory with the replacement taller saddles.
• You should not need to use any tools to move your saddles, however if you
do wish to use something be careful not to damage the saddle housing or the
bridge. We have found that pushing the saddles using a pen cap can help.
Now you should be in tune!

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Rock & Country Grass Lick
Strum Up Strum Down
Classic 57 Dancehall
Hawaiian Tune
G GC
D
C
C
C
D7 G7 D7 G7C C
C CF F F
G
Am F G
G G Hold
Repeat
D
CG
Patterns

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