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originated in the 19th century as a hawaiian adaptation of the portuguese machete, the ukulele, plays by model boy charlie james here, belongs to the lute family of instruments; it generally employs four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings. they commonly come in four sizes: soprano, concert, tenor, & baritone