I call it the 8 string monster, Master of Frustration.
I call it the 8 string monster, Master of Frustration.
This is why we have the much loved contraction "mando."
It's all one word, thgere is no emphasis on any part of it.
Dave H
Eastman 615 mandola
2011 Weber Bitteroot A5
2012 Weber Bitteroot F5
Eastman MD 915V
Gibson F9
2016 Capek ' Bob ' standard scale tenor banjo
Ibanez Artist 5 string
2001 Paul Shippey oval hole
should have said, one word 3 syllables man do lin.
Dave H
Eastman 615 mandola
2011 Weber Bitteroot A5
2012 Weber Bitteroot F5
Eastman MD 915V
Gibson F9
2016 Capek ' Bob ' standard scale tenor banjo
Ibanez Artist 5 string
2001 Paul Shippey oval hole
I'm with T.D. I have no love for the horrible 'mando' contraction.
With the caveat that I haven't actually gone as far as to check my facts , isn't the "lin" part of "mandolin" derived from Italian for something like "small" or "little" as in "little mandola", and if that is the case, shouldn't the emphasis be placed on what makes this particular mandola variant different from the others? Therefore, I humbly suggest mandoLIN as as the correct pronunciation, which by pure coincidence is exactly how I pronounce it
However, as others have attested, it matters not, as long as we play the thing and get others interested in it
In other news: I also have a problem with "mando"!
From Jethro:
"I call it Bruce"
I just call mine "Fylde". I never anthropomorphize objects.
I sometimes objectify people, but that is another story.
the world is better off without bad ideas, good ideas are better off without the world
I've always named my trucks, but not my instruments. No idea why either way...
Chuck
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¡papá gordo ain’t no madre flaca!
'20 A3, '30 L-1, '97 914, 2012 Cohen A5, 2012 Muth A5, '14 OM28A
Every blugrass southern gentleman or lady i have
Heard has always substituted the letter o for the
Letter a. Like MANDAlin..
"I personally don't care for the word " mando" ,,"
Agreed, it's right up there with "hog" and musicians wearing shorts on stage.
The pronunciation with which I am most familiar is MAN do LIN.
I started out saying MANdolin, but I attended a workshop very early on and the instructor was saying mandoLIN. He sounded like he knew was he was talking about, so I've been saying mandoLIN ever since.
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JeffD is correct, Bill called it a manlin.
Potato/potato....here in Mexico it is often pronounced Mandoleen. However..it is interesting...if it is pronounced "Mandolone" it implies a man who is brow beaten, wife whipped and an apron wearer.
My self it's mandlin, two syllables, proper pronunciation would be, man dlin . But sometimes mandalin or mandulin.
Adam
I make so many mistakes on mine we call in 'man-DUHH-lin'
Well, ... I like "mando" fine. There, I said it!
Phil
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