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    Re: Mandola DAEB tuning for TIM?

    My mandola is tuned D,A,E,B and I use a custom set of Newtone strings B: .0135, E: .020 (wound), A: .032, D: .048. All these strings, with the exception of the B are also available from GHS. I play a...
  2. Re: is the mandola the perfect instrument?

    Almost any Irish tune works in this tuning, which is a bit surprising because you're losing the bottom G string. But few Irish tunes go below the low D note, maybe because Irish flutes have the same...
  3. Re: is the mandola the perfect instrument?

    For me, it's the perfect instrument for traditional Irish music if it's retuned D,A,E,B and fitted with a custom set of strings. It puts the high B on an open string (a boon for me with a slightly...
  4. Re: Recommendations for a resonant, deep bodied mandolin under 90

    My go-to Irish session instrument now is a mandola, tuned D, A, E, B. This requires a custom set of strings, depending on the scale length of the instrument. So I play Irish tunes an octave below the...
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    Re: Alternate mandola tunings

    I love a mandola in D,A,E,B tuning for Irish music. It puts the high B note on an open string, and adds a welcome lower voice to a session. It was also (relatively) easy to convert all the Irish...
  6. Re: .012 - .042 strings for a MANDOCELLO??

    I play a mandola tuned to D, A, E, B for Irish music. I had to select custom strings for this alternative tuning. My solution is to use the string tension calculator at...
  7. Re: Tell Me About Playing Mandola Vs. Mandolin

    I'm hooked on the mandola for playing Irish session tunes, but I have retuned it D,A,E,B with a custom set of strings. It's an octave lower than the fiddles, but in the same range as the Irish flute....
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    Re: Bouzouki, OM, or Mandola?

    I recently bought a Weber Hyalite mandola (through the Mandolin Café classifieds) to play in Irish sessions. I was primarily looking for the high B, so common in Irish tunes, to be a bit more...
  9. Re: Breaking all the rules but.. it still sounds good..

    I have a 1918 Gibson A (it's either an A0 or an A Jr., I think). Frankly, it's a bit of a mess. The grain on the top is very uneven, and it was badly refinished before I bought it in 1976. The back...
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