Strumelia,
It has a 16.25 inch scale.
Here it is next to a mandolin and a tenor ukulele.
Here it is next to a Filipino banduria, which has 14strings in 6 courses.
tiple
It reminds me a bit of the Puerto Rican cuatro (which I used to play when I lived there many years ago). They both have ten strings, but the cuatro has 5 courses, arranged in pairs. It too is rather small, but your tiple looks as though it's even smaller, judging from the proportions with the tuning gears.
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Those irritated by grain of sand best avoid beach.
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Very interesting Jim. Seldom see a tiple, but I love the mandolin-uke sound they deliver.
What is the scale length on your tiple? Looks to be quite short, maybe close to violin/mandolin scale?
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Site Owner
Those irritated by grain of sand best avoid beach.
-Strumelia proverb c.1990
I bought a ten string Regal tiple, made in Chicago, at a yard sale a few years back. I haven't used it much till COVID locked me in and I started taking part in a weekly ukulele get together.
The tiple has 4 courses of strings and I tune them gG-cCc-eEe-AA. The saddle is not compensated, so playing far up the neck causes some sour notes, so I stick to the first 5 or 6 frets.
Any other tiplers on this site?
I'm not sure how to add a photo.