The octave mandolin really finds it's own sonic space in the band, rather than guitar (which tends to get lost among the banjo, piano and drums) or mandolin (whose range is duplicated by the violin). My particular instrument, made by Stefan Sobell in the year 2000, has a nice combination of sustaining, round tone with a Selmer (the guitar ...

4 天之前 · The Weber River Octave Mandolin is a versatile instrument, this one featuring a spruce top with maple back and sides. It plays very easily with comfortable action and is in very good condition with moderate signs of wear including a few nicks and scratches throughout. OHSC included. Model: River Octave Mandolin Finish: Teal SKU: MN2288-A

2019年7月30日 · Brief background: I have been playing a cheap Rogue mandolin for a couple of years now. I love it. I realize it's the lowest of the low as far as quality, but honestly, that thing is so much fun to play. A couple of days ago, I acquired a Trinity College octave mandolin. Wow, I love that too! But while playing my new TC Octave, I have a ...

2008年10月10日 · I also have a 1924 Gibson Tenor Lute (tenor Banjo) tuned as an octave mandolin that I play on occasion to learn scales and chords structure. However, I am seriously thinking about buying a Kentucky KM 172 oval hole mandolin. But before I do, I was wondering if an octave mandolin might be easier to learn how to play.

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2024年1月4日 · Re: Octave mandolin tuning Ashbury recommend .014/ .022w/ .032w/ .045w for my 20.5” octave but I prefer 15 25 35 50. A 23” would probably need lighter strings if you want similar tensions.

2023年5月23日 · A good repairman can either fill and re-cut the slots on your existing bridge to fit your needs, and/or raise it by adding an ebony shim to the bottom of the bridge. I did this very repair on a Trinity College octave mandolin last year. I also shim up the one-piece bridges on old oval hole Gibsons from time to time.

2020年8月14日 · The words famous and mandolin don't appear very often together in the same sentence even before you start throwing in "octave". The distinction between an octave and a bouzouki is not just scale length if you consider a typical zouk tuning to be GDAD, a really effective tool for melody playing for those who can pull it off.

2022年2月1日 · I'm planning to make an octave mandolin for the first time. I have guitar, banjo and ukulele making experience, but most of that was a long time ago. I want to make a simple unadorned flat top instrument along the lines of the Flatiron octave. Finding plans for the Flatiron, or just it's bracing pattern would be great.

2021年10月14日 · The Octofone is quite short-scale (21") for an octave mandolin, and I may tweak those gauges in the future; thinking about a heavier "high octave" string for the 4th course -- maybe wound, I dunno. Octofones are crazy lightly built, so I'm cautious about string tension; I've already had to have a carbon fiber stiffening bar installed in the ...