Four-string acoustic mando

**delsbrother** · Nov-03-2010, 3:23pm

Originally Posted by thistle3585

I'd often heard arguments against single course instruments, within the mandolin family, as lacking volume and the difficulty in playing a tremelo but these examples clearly dispel these myths.

Yes, that's why I brought up the point about Apollon and Ostrousko - neither one of them slouches when it comes to tremolo. I wonder whether domra playing has anything to do with that, or if it's just a coincidence.

**PhilUSAFRet** · Nov-28-2021, 10:36am

Nope, been several 4 string mandos marketed, especially the electric ones.

**Dusepo** · Nov-28-2021, 4:29pm

Cremonese / Brescian mandolin might be an option?

https://www.dusepo.co.uk/Instruments...ian%20Mandolin

**Charles E.** · Nov-28-2021, 5:02pm

I find it rather strange that there would be two thread bumps concerning four string acoustic mandolins, one from 2009 and one from 2010, on the same day.

**Dusepo** · Nov-28-2021, 6:10pm

Originally Posted by Charles E.

I find it rather strange that there would be two thread bumps concerning four string acoustic mandolins, one from 2009 and one from 2010, on the same day.

Ooops, I hadn't even noticed until you said that that both are more than 10 years old and bumped by the same person!

**s11141827** · May-11-2022, 12:45pm

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The 4 String Acoustic Mandolin (and Domra Prima which is the Circular 4 String Acoustic Mandolin from Russia) is really a modernized Steel String version of the Cremonese/Bresciano Mandolin

**Explorer** · May-11-2022, 4:38pm

Originally Posted by s11141827

The 4 String Acoustic Mandolin (and Domra Prima which is the Circular 4 String Acoustic Mandolin from Russia) is really a modernized Steel String version of the Cremonese/Bresciano Mandolin

The domra actually comes from the dombra. From where are you getting your information?

**Charles E.** · May-11-2022, 5:26pm

The Mandolindo.....

https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/186565#186565

NFI

**JeffD** · May-11-2022, 7:12pm

Two of my favorite mandolin an domra players:

**JeffD** · May-11-2022, 7:15pm

So I hear all this about four string mandolins and four string mandolinning and I have the same feeling I get when someone suggests to me a way of giving up coffee. Why in the world would I want to give up coffee?

...No, I get it. I do. But its not for me.

**Explorer** · May-11-2022, 10:38pm

Originally Posted by JeffD

So I hear all this about four string mandolins and four string mandolinning and I have the same feeling I get when someone suggests to me a way of giving up coffee. Why in the world would I want to give up coffee?

...No, I get it. I do. But its not for me.

Weird, but understandable. In my case, I have the same feeling I get when the sign on the door says what's being discussed inside, and someone who isn't a fan deliberately walks in way to let people know they're not a fan. Why in the world would someone do that when there are plenty of other doors?

*chuckle*

**mrmando** · May-12-2022, 1:05am

I have a 4-string Steve Andersen mandola hanging on the wall right now. Traded a Lyon & Healy for it. 'Tis the bomb.

**Jim Garber** · May-12-2022, 5:26am

Just another flavor to savor.

**dan in va** · May-13-2022, 6:05am

Hey mrmando - would like very much for you to share a pic of the Andersen mandola!

**s11141827** · Mar-29-2023, 5:55pm

Originally Posted by Magnus Geijer

A Domra? I had no idea. I guess I've built a Domra. I just call it a 4-string mandolin. It's pretty much the only one I play since I completed it. Takes some getting used to, but by now I definitely like it better than 8-strings. You could convert an 8-string, but I'm not sure how successfully. For one thing, I think the fret board would be overly wide. I've made this one quite a bit more narrow than my 8s. I also carved the top and back thinner to get full response with half as many strings driving them.

/Magnus

The 4 string Domra is basically a Ukrainian Bowlback Circular Bodied 4 string Mandolin (or Wire Strung Cremonese Mandolin). The top is cut half as thin to get the full response w/ half as many strings as the 8 string Counterpart.