Cavaquinho          

            The Cavaquinho (Pronounced [KavɐˈKiɲu] In Portuguese) May Be A Little String Instrument Of The Ecu Stringed Instrument Family With Four Wire Or Gut Strings. It's Additionally Referred To As Machimbo, Machim, Knife (In The Portuguese Atlantic Islands), Manchete Or Marchete, Braguinha Or Braguinho, Or Cavaco And Uke (In Hawaii) .

             The Most Common Calibration Is D-G-B-D (From Lower To Higher Pitches); Alternative Calibrations Embody D-A-B-E (Portuguese Ancient Tuning, Created In Style By Júlio Pereira) And G-G-B-D And A-A-C#-E. Guitarists Usually Use D-G-B-E Calibration To Emulate The Very Best Four Strings Of The Stringed Instrument. The G-C-E-A Calibration Is Typically Wont To Emulate The Soprano/Tenor Guitar, Associate Instrument Developed From The Cavaquinhos delivered To Hawai'i By Portuguese Immigrants Within The Late Nineteenth Century. A Cavaquinho Player Is Named A Cavaquista.