Only 1 left in stock - order soon. OM-1 Octave Mandola Plain 825-00 OM-2 Octave Mandola Banded 920-00 OM-3 Octave Mandola Scroll Head 1045.00 Mike Marshall putting the Northfield Octave Mandolin through the ringer. | Tel 01484 661460, By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Prototype Mandola and Mandolin in limited supply! The standard octave mandolin tuning is G2 G2 • D3 D3 • A3 A3 • E4 E4, so the lowest open strings are tuned to the lowest 'G' on the guitar, and the highest strings are tuned to the same 'E' as the highest string of the guitar. These instruments are typically constructed essentially like acoustic guitars, with similar woods and internal bracing. Octave mandolas at Eagle Music Shop, models from Davidson, Erin, Ozark. Octave mandolins are sometimes used in mandolin orchestras in place of mandolas. Electro-Acoustic Octave Mandolin from Gold Tone with solid spruce top and mahogany back and sides. The Mandocello also features a dual pickup system, which includes a jazz-style floating humbucker pickup mounted to the end of the pickguard, and a transducer pickup in the bridge (with volume controls for both on the pickguard), providing a superb plugged-in tone. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Mandola Tuning Octave Mandola Tuning Tenor Download. The octave mandolin is a fretted string instrument with four pairs of strings tuned in fifths, G, D, A, E (low to high), an octave below a mandolin. Joe is a master luthier specializing in large jobs like converting the 30’s era Martin archtops to flattops as desired by many modern day players. Warm & mellow tones with excellent sound projection. Our video section features snippets from Eagle Music events, award presentations, instrument demonstrations and technical advice. 99. Octave mandolin is GDAE, one fourth below the mandola and one octave below the mandolin. Get your free trial version of the Chord Scale Generator, now!. Mail order continues to operate as normal, order online or by phone. Alternate tunings of G, D, A, D and A, D, A, D ar… Our Mandola features authentic Celtic tone and low, comfortable playing action. The Octave Mandolin Chord Bible: GDAE Standard Tuning 2,160 Chords (FFHB06) (Fretted Friends) Alternate tunings exist in which the strings in some courses are tuned to octaves, rather than unisons, but this is more typical of the Irish Bouzouki. Add To Cart. We know that choosing the right instrument can be a difficult decision, so much choice and so many contributing factors to the right instrument for you. The handcrafted MDC804 Mandocello features a handcarved solid spruce sop, hand carved solid highly-flamed maple back & sides with ebony fingerboard & adjustable ebony bridge. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Octave_mandolin&oldid=955832675, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 May 2020, at 01:54. It is larger than the mandola, but smaller than the mandocello and its construction is similar to other instruments in the mandolin family. The mandola is slightly larger than the mandolin and is tuned differently. As a reference we looked at C2 and C4 Martin guitars from the 1930s—these instruments were archtop guitars based on the body frame of a flat top guitar. The body width is 12 1/4th inches and overall body length measures 37 ½ inches. A-style body with F-holes for warm, ringing tones & excellent sound projection. The two strings in each course are tuned in unison. Octave Mandolas (also known as Octave Mandolins in America) are popular because of their suitability for Acoustic and Celtic music, being tuned GDAE, an octave below a Mandolin. Custom build acoutic guitar, mandolin, mandola, octave mandolin & mandocello available at Hovington Instruments [1] The instruments that are known in the US as the mandola and the octave mandolin tend to be known in Great Britain and Ireland as the tenor mandola, the octave mandola (or the "Irish bouzouki"). The handcrafted MDC805 Mandocello features a handcarved solid spruce sop, hand carved solid highly-flamed maple back & sides with ebony fingerboard & adjustable ebony bridge. All Rights Reserved. As is typical of the mandolin family, octave mandolins can be found with either a single oval soundhole or a pair of "F" soundholes. An inspired recreation of a unique specialty instrument from the Golden Age of mandolins. Beautiful Ozark 'Celtic' Tenor Mandola with Solid Spruce Top and Solid Mahogany Back and Sides.