Re: Cavaquinho?
Originally Posted by
Erik-Kenyon
If I hold it up to my new F-model Mandolin, the nut to bridge length lines up. Same for the fret positioning (pretty much). Is the idea that a Cavaquinho has a different string length and isn't just a Mandolin strung differently?
That is definitely a bandolim and not a cavaquinho. The twist is that is a bandolim with Preston tuners and those are a different beast; a trademark of the Portuguese guitar. You usually need a little devise that twists the non-loop end of the string into a tight loop so it will hook on the tuner. I am not familiar with a mandolin string producer who makes strings looped at each end, but others can correct me there.
As mentioned, a cavaquinho is like a uke and is strung in single courses.
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