I love the sound of Uke, guitar & banjo. I was a pianist for the first 13 years, but I've always wanted to learn to play the guitar. I play now just for fun.
I just came across this really cool little device today, and it turns a guitar sound into something similar to a violin. It is called a guitar bow, and you just use it on the guitar strings like you would play a violin. Here is a short video showing how it works.
Those bows are used in Arabic music on some stringed plucked instruments. These really sound amazing on an oud.