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Poll: How many of you play octave mandolin?
Octave mando is a great horn for this style of music. We get nearly the range of the guitar (missing the bottom 3 notes E F F# only) with the great logic and symettry of the fifths tuning.
For those who haven't tried one, I urge you to check them out. As with guitars, there is a range of quality and prices, from entry level stuff (the Saga Trinity College) to fine handmade instruments such as those made by Bob Abrahms (Portsmouth NH) and Stefan Sobell (England).
For those who haven't tried one, I urge you to check them out. As with guitars, there is a range of quality and prices, from entry level stuff (the Saga Trinity College) to fine handmade instruments such as those made by Bob Abrahms (Portsmouth NH) and Stefan Sobell (England).
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I dunno- whaddya got?
Anyone improvise in the jazz idiom in something other than GDAE?
I've never heard Django play a note without commitment.
All straight fifths, but got nice 'spare' strings on all of mine - low C's on 14" and 24.5" and high B's on 22" - the others don't have any strings yet
Spending more time fretting fingerboards than notes at the mo, so I sound dreadful, but lots of fun.
Steve