Cuk

The tradition & historical record

The cuk is a stringed musical instrument from Java (Indonesia). It has three strings in three courses. It is tuned G4–B3–E4. The strings are made of thick nylon. The body is usually hollowed out of a solid piece of wood. It is mainly used to play Keroncong music along with the cak. ¹

The Cak is thought to be evolved from a cavaquinho. However, the earlier period in Ancient Java shows clear evidences that the native Javanese were already familiar with the small plucked instrument. ¹

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Cuk is Indonesian traditional musical instruments, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. ²

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