Help: Octave Mandola / Mandolin

Subject: OCTAVE MANDOLA /MANDOLIN
From: GUEST,Mularky
Date: 16 May 01 - 01:35 PM

hello folks i just wanted to know about string guages for mandola tuned G.D.A.D . as (SHORT SCALE BOZOUKI). i play (try to play )irish stuff,i play melody sometimes ,but prefer chords and rhythms.....i really am impressed with the versitility of this little instrument and would like to hear from any likeminded thinkers to swap ideas on strings tunes or whatever .....ty Mularky

Subject: RE: Help: OCTAVE MANDOLA /MANDOLIN
From: Les from Hull
Date: 16 May 01 - 05:51 PM

My bouzouki is long scale but I play 11/15/24/34, tuned GDAD. For lots of information and links, go to Han's Bouzouki Page. Your search engine should find it.

Les

Subject: RE: Help: OCTAVE MANDOLA /MANDOLIN
From: Sorcha
Date: 16 May 01 - 06:42 PM

Han's Bouzouki Page just in case.......

Subject: RE: Help: OCTAVE MANDOLA /MANDOLIN
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Dec 09 - 03:27 PM

What are the best gauges for an octave mandola/mandolin strings when tuning in octave tuning? Mines keeps going out of tune

Subject: RE: Help: Octave Mandola / Mandolin
From: Leadfingers
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 04:25 AM

Sorcha's link seems to be out pf date (It WAS a few years back) Try
This One

Subject: RE: Help: Octave Mandola / Mandolin
From: Richie Black (misused acct, bad email)
Date: 25 Sep 10 - 08:07 AM

A very useful exercise for sight reading and playing from the ear is transposing melodies. Whenever I play a melody I do always try to play the same one octave higher or lower or in another key. Very often by this method I discover other possibilities to play the melody and make a better version. Sometimes it is more easy to use chords, sometimes it is even easier to play the melody.

If you play the melody higher it is often necessary to use the higher positions. By this you will get acquainted to the positions and learn to make use of it.

In general it is also very easy to go up or down one string to play the melody a fifth higher or lower.

Just try it out!