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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | What in the heck is a Mandocello? It looks like an 8 string guitar. What kind of music do you play on a Mandocello?
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Location: NJ | Mandocello is to the mandolin what a cello is to the violin . . . |
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | Do you strum this thing like a mandolin or do you saw it with a bow?
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Location: NJ | Do you bow a mandolin?? :D
You pluck/strum it.
It really IS a cool instrument . . . |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Play chords, use a heavy pick, drink heavy Scottish beer and dance around in a skirt. |
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Location: NJ | Anybody seen that new pick that D'Add./PlanetWaves came out with??
It's a pick-shaped rubber sleeve that you put inserts (of varying stiffness) into. It's primarily designed for bass or uke, but I was thinkng of trying one on the LongLegg t'get a bit "darker" tone, for shits&giggles . . . |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by cwk2:
Play chords, use a heavy pick, drink heavy Scottish beer and dance around in a skirt. I'm OK with everything EXCEPT the skirt. :D
Also, does heavy Scottish beer come in a Lite variety? :confused: |
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Location: Lebanon, TN | Originally posted by Gospel Guitar Guy:
Originally posted by cwk2:
Play chords, use a heavy pick, drink heavy Scottish beer and dance around in a skirt. I'm OK with everything EXCEPT the skirt. :D
Also, does heavy Scottish beer come in a Lite variety? :confused:
Dancing is optional
The kilt just proves the confidence in your own masculinity! ;-)
From our Burns Supper last year and the daughter with her CK057 "Missta Spakal"
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by cliff:
Mandocello is to the mandolin what a cello is to the violin . . . Kinda like an eight string bass? |
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Location: Lebanon, TN | Not quite... not as low as a bass.
Lowest course are tuned to the C below E of a guitar. Tuning goes C (1st course), G (2nd course), D (3rd course), A (4th course)
Drones beautifully when played right due to being seventh apart you can play some nice doubles I have found.
I will try to record some stuff to let you hear what it is like. |
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Location: ranson,wva | ive never heard one. i play a bit of mando tho..does it have that same kind of trance like tone?? jason |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Not that I'm musically stiffled or anything... Tha only mandolin playing that I can think of is Rod Stewart, a hundred years ago. Before he played with a back-up orchestra.
I have seen alittle on PBS. Now that I'm inspired, I think I will go web-searching, YouTube, Stage6, etc. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Okay. I've found out what a Mandocello is... This is not an Ovation, but now I see what can be done with one. And y'all can too...
I want one! (Be nice if I could play one.)
http://www.folkofthewood.com/page4705.htm |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Having bought a mandola this weekend it goes like this.
Mandolin, tuned G-E
Mandola, tuned C-A
Mandachellow, an octive lower C-A
They are fun to play around with. |
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Location: Oakton, VA | Arthur,
Interest in mandolin -- and its siblings mandola and mandocello -- has been growing steadily. The lovable instrument many once associated strictly with bluegrass and the occasional rock tune pops up in classical, Celtic, swing, gypsy jazz, choro, country, etc.
Here's a site that provides a nice sampling of mandolin stylings: live365
I also visit sites www.mandolincafe.com and www.jazzmando.com regularly. There's good stuff at both. OFC member Ted Eschliman (Mandohack) has been running the latter site for at least five years: a lot of work. Thanks, Ted.
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Location: NJ | Nice sporran. |
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Location: Lebanon, TN | Originally posted by cliff:
Nice sporran. Thanks Cliff, sometimes it's dark and shiny like that and sometimes it is fluffy and sparkly depending on my mood and desire to attract the ladies :D |
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