Hi all, just registered so this is my first post on here, though I've been on this site many times.
I'm not sure If this is posted in the right section, but hopefully someone can help me out anyway, though this isn't strictly just a mandolin question.
I've recently started playing uke (played mandolin first) and have become quite set on getting a banjolele ( wouldn't mind a banjolin, but i think the mandolin has a nicer tone than the uke, or at least more cutting, so I feel the uke would benefit more from the banjo tone.)
I've been watching the wondrous (or dreaded...) ebay and unfortunately for me banjoleles go for like £100+, whereas the banjo mandolins go for quite a bit less.
I know there are many topics similar to this, but none covered everything I needed to know.
My idea was to buy a banjo mandolin, but tune and string it like a nylon uke. But I'd like to keep the 8 strings, something I haven't seen mentioned in other posts.
I think this would make the nut and bridge work simpler, as I'd only have to possible increase the size of the string spaces and maybe lower the action?
This way I can still play beautifully simply ukulele chord shapes, but get the banjo skin tone, and the unison strings wow factor!
Plus then it'll be alot easier to switch it back to banjo mandolin if the mood takes me (hopefully only needing to switch the nut and bridge).
I'm no luthier, so I'll be checking into my local guitar stores for some advice, but I thought I'd come here first.
Anyone have any experience of this kind of change, or any whizz's see any problems with this idea that I haven't considered?
Any advice would be awesome.
Thanks very much
Plutanious
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