The Tahitian ukulele is significantly different from other ukuleles because it does not have a hollow
soundbox. The body (including the head and neck) is usually carved from a single piece of wood, with a wide conical hole bored through the middle. Alternatively Tahitian ukulele can be carved out of three pieces of wood with the sides being made from different woods for decoration. The bowed Tahitian Ukulele is a bowed version of Tahitian ukulele with a
violin bow similar to a
bowed guitar. The tapered hole bored through the body is about in diameter on the back; at the front it is about in diameter. The hole is topped with a thin piece of wood, on which the bridge sits, so the instrument works rather like a wood-topped
banjo. Indeed, some of these instruments are referred to as Tahitian banjos. The strings are usually made from light-gauge fishing line, usually green in colour (usually around ). ==History==