Continuing on in my series of 3D printed ukuleles, I've finally finished my improved super soprano guitalele, with metal frets, a truss rod, and new full color tops.
For the demo song I chose Prelude 1, by J.S. Bach from the Well Tempered Klavier. This is one of my favorite piano pieces, and when played on classical guitar, it sounds amazing. Unfortunately, I am not nearly a good enough guitarist to pull it off. So I dumbed it down and arranged it for 3 note chords to make it simple enough for even me to play. I hope you enjoy the guitaleles and the recording.
And, if you have a 3D printer, you can download the files and print your own super soprano guitalele : https://makerworld.com/en/models/295319 ... Id-3309239
Jeff
edit - updated the EQ on the guitalele and adjusted levels on the bass and woodwinds.
Here's the original mix for reference
Prelude for Guitalele - Classical (ish) Bach
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- KVRist
- 212 posts since 1 Oct, 2005
Last edited by jwnicholson on Sun Jul 05, 2026 10:44 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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- KVRAF
- 18470 posts since 26 Jun, 2006 from San Francisco Bay Area
Nice track. Sounds great!
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- KVRian
- 705 posts since 10 Apr, 2015 from Gaithersburg, Maryland USA
Congratulations on the piece, playing, and the ukulele builds!
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- KVRAF
- 3371 posts since 19 Mar, 2008 from germany
Bach's Prelude No. 1 played on the ukulele – truly fantastic. Great presentation.
At the same time, you're encouraging people to build a ukulele like that
themselves – brilliant!
Incidentally, that would also be a great idea for all those suffering from GAS:
Instead of downloading thousands of new plugins, you could build your own
ukulele!
Played on your own ukulele, Bach’s Prelude No. 1 takes on a truly unique
character!
At the same time, you're encouraging people to build a ukulele like that
themselves – brilliant!
Incidentally, that would also be a great idea for all those suffering from GAS:
Instead of downloading thousands of new plugins, you could build your own
ukulele!
Played on your own ukulele, Bach’s Prelude No. 1 takes on a truly unique
character!
free mp3s + info: andy-enroe.de songs + weird stuff: enroe.de
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 212 posts since 1 Oct, 2005
Thanks!
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 212 posts since 1 Oct, 2005
Thanks for listening and commenting!jcub wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2026 10:50 pm Congratulations on the piece, playing, and the ukulele builds!
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 212 posts since 1 Oct, 2005
It's a lot of fun to design and build an instrument that's then used to a record a new song!enroe wrote: Mon Jun 22, 2026 6:16 am Bach's Prelude No. 1 played on the ukulele – truly fantastic. Great presentation.
At the same time, you're encouraging people to build a ukulele like that
themselves – brilliant!
Incidentally, that would also be a great idea for all those suffering from GAS:
Instead of downloading thousands of new plugins, you could build your own
ukulele!
Played on your own ukulele, Bach’s Prelude No. 1 takes on a truly unique
character!
It's mostly Bach's Prelude, but I had to dumb it down for me to be able to play it on guitalele. It's always been one of my favorite songs, and, on piano, not terribly difficult. But to play all of Bach's notes on a guitar is a much bigger challenge that I wasn't ready for
