Re: Four-string acoustic mando
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thistle3585
I'd often heard arguments against single course instruments, within the mandolin family, as lacking volume and the difficulty in playing a tremelo but these examples clearly dispel these myths.
Yes, that's why I brought up the point about Apollon and Ostrousko - neither one of them slouches when it comes to tremolo. I wonder whether domra playing has anything to do with that, or if it's just a coincidence.
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Nope, been several 4 string mandos marketed, especially the electric ones.
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I find it rather strange that there would be two thread bumps concerning four string acoustic mandolins, one from 2009 and one from 2010, on the same day.
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Charles E.
I find it rather strange that there would be two thread bumps concerning four string acoustic mandolins, one from 2009 and one from 2010, on the same day.
Ooops, I hadn't even noticed until you said that that both are more than 10 years old and bumped by the same person!
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Attachment 201043 The 4 String Acoustic Mandolin (and Domra Prima which is the Circular 4 String Acoustic Mandolin from Russia) is really a modernized Steel String version of the Cremonese/Bresciano Mandolin
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s11141827
The 4 String Acoustic Mandolin (and Domra Prima which is the Circular 4 String Acoustic Mandolin from Russia) is really a modernized Steel String version of the Cremonese/Bresciano Mandolin
The domra actually comes from the dombra. From where are you getting your information?
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Two of my favorite mandolin an domra players:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfRx57FKaPI
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So I hear all this about four string mandolins and four string mandolinning and I have the same feeling I get when someone suggests to me a way of giving up coffee. Why in the world would I want to give up coffee?
...No, I get it. I do. But its not for me.
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JeffD
So I hear all this about four string mandolins and four string mandolinning and I have the same feeling I get when someone suggests to me a way of giving up coffee. Why in the world would I want to give up coffee?
...No, I get it. I do. But its not for me.
Weird, but understandable. In my case, I have the same feeling I get when the sign on the door says what's being discussed inside, and someone who isn't a fan deliberately walks in way to let people know they're not a fan. Why in the world would someone do that when there are plenty of other doors?
*chuckle*
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I have a 4-string Steve Andersen mandola hanging on the wall right now. Traded a Lyon & Healy for it. 'Tis the bomb.
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Just another flavor to savor. :)
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Hey mrmando - would like very much for you to share a pic of the Andersen mandola!
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Magnus Geijer
A Domra? I had no idea. I guess I've built a Domra. I just call it a 4-string mandolin. It's pretty much the only one I play since I completed it. Takes some getting used to, but by now I definitely like it better than 8-strings. You could convert an 8-string, but I'm not sure how successfully. For one thing, I think the fret board would be overly wide. I've made this one quite a bit more narrow than my 8s. I also carved the top and back thinner to get full response with half as many strings driving them.
/Magnus
The 4 string Domra is basically a Ukrainian Bowlback Circular Bodied 4 string Mandolin (or Wire Strung Cremonese Mandolin). The top is cut half as thin to get the full response w/ half as many strings as the 8 string Counterpart.
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thistle3585
Interesting info. I did not make the connection to the domra either. The examples on youtube are quite fascinating. I'd often heard arguments against single course instruments, within the mandolin family, as lacking volume and the difficulty in playing a tremelo but these examples clearly dispel these myths. I wonder how stiff of a pick is being used?
The 4 String Ukrainian Domra is essentially a Ukrainian 4 string Mandolin
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Having heard a domra played live in front of an orchestra I can attest it has a good projection. The doubled courses on mandolin are not about volume, but a certain tone. It may have begun as a defense against early metal strings breaking, but the result is larger effect than single courses.