If I may piggy-back on Syd's question:
Having just gotten serious (within my limitations) about mandocello, I started reading Bickford's method (as edited for bass clef by Benjamin Ash) and came across this (p. 14):
Special Note: Owing to the size of the C strings, better results are often obtained if the outside string is removed, but one being employed.
Additional Special Note: The C string can sometimes sound muddy on even the best instruments. Special care should be taken to develop a stroke that makes the sound even with the other courses. Sometimes that may mean playing the notes a little more gently, or with an upstroke.
Do mandocello players, and by extension OM players, often remove one of the lowest strings?
Thanks for your help.
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