>Having said that...why the hell would you want to use state of the art
>computer technology to simulate a freaking UKELELE?!?! :)

Just a starting point - I'm not after perfection here - what I'm looking
for is very short strings and harsh resonances - the Ukelele is such an
offensive instrument. Part of my musical explorations at the moment
is looking at the sounds of folk/traditional  music (not the content though)
some of the instruments are really bizarre.

Thanks for your help

mark