But my Mandolin doesn't work w/ Medium strings anymore because the braces were shaved down to 3/32 of an inch & now it only works w/ Light strings so it's the same volume w/ easier playability...
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But my Mandolin doesn't work w/ Medium strings anymore because the braces were shaved down to 3/32 of an inch & now it only works w/ Light strings so it's the same volume w/ easier playability...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQurO4iQJf0 Wait, you can put Violin Strings on a Ukulele?
Light gauge strings are easier but you have to shave your braces down to 3/32 of an inch to compensate for the lower tension.
So use 2 sets of GCT-Cello strings & tie Guitar string ball ends onto the ends of them, that way you have a "Nylon Mandophone" aka "Nylomandophone"
The 4 string Domra Prima from Ukraine is essentially a 4 string Acoustic Mandolin w/ a Circular Body used in Balalaika Ensembles. It's not related (nor came from) the Dombra because they're tuned &...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domra
There isn't anything that says the Domra evolved form the Dombra. The 4 string Russian Domra prima can be thought of as a 4 string Ukrainian Mandolin.
I use ultra-light strings on my Mandolin so I could tune it up a perfect Fourth to CGDA like a Soprano Mandolin (an Octave above a Mandola).
I got that information from a Wikipedia Article that was translated to German by a Harmonica player who's parents died in the Holocaust.
8 String Electric Mandolins usually have ultra-light strings to allow for bends while allowing for tremolo picking. I've converted my acoustic mandolin to play like the electric mandolin w/...
But if Electric Mandolin is easier you need a portable amp. Why not transition from Electric to acoustic by converting the acoustic to have only 4 strings like the electric which means you'd have to...
Hole-In-The-Heart Conversion is a special conversion where a hole is drilled underneath the top.
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Why not transition from Electric to Acoustic Mandolin by converting your...
How about converting a Guitar into a Cello that you play w/ a Bow?
To make Electric Mandolins more beginner friendly we had to swap the price tags. They're half the size of acoustic mandolins.
Electric Mandolins are easier because they're smaller than acoustic mandolins & to make them work at jam sessions we got portable amps. Also our Acoustic Mandolins aren't Mandolins anymore they're...
For DAEB tuning, just put your capo on fret #2.
The Ukranian Domra Prima is basically a 4 string Acoustic Mandolin & they're loud because the top is cut half as thick.
Actually why not convert the Acoustic Mandolin to only 4 strings by cutting the braces down.
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You'd need super light strings on the 8 string acoustic but to get more...
If you go longer than 16 inches then go down to a .007 for the High E.
My mandolin used to be built for heavy gauge strings but I've converted it to work w/ really light gauge strings by shaving the braces down to only 3/32 of an inch. Instead of using heavy gauge...
Why not convert it to have a 12 string guitar headstock so you can use single loop end strings
The Mandobass is basically just an Enormous Acoustic Bass shaped like a Mandolin.
I modified one of my mandolins to sound good w/ ultra-light strings (110R 7.5-28 Gauge) because I actually shaved the soundboard down. I had to cut off the soundboard, shave the braces down, reglue...
Actually that would be if the scale length was 15 inches, only 13 inches would work for GDAE.
10 string mandolins would also have a radiused fretboard to help w/ playability
That would make it a Soprano 4 String Mandobanjo