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  • Leroy Beal January 3, 2011 at 11:09pm

    OK, one more 8 string guitar. This is my BIG BOY GUITAR. It's an 8 string baritone Octar guitar. It has a 28.5" scale length. and the low B string is a .070 double bronze wound! It's like using piano wires.

     

    http://www.leroybeal.net/guitars/acoustic/barioctar/index.html

     

    baritone8stringoctar10.jpg

     

    baritone8stringoctar18.jpg

     

    Leroy

     

  • Tony Ink January 3, 2011 at 10:58pm
    Don, I've been a digging around some and it seems there are quite a few scales to chose from. I do agree that the scale seems to be around 20" to 22". He seems to be a husky lad and doesn't seem to be (overshadowing)the instrument for the lack of a better term. I'll have to pick a # between 20" and 25" and go with the flow. I guess thats a part of the no rules apply when building these instruments (another forum discussion)  I'll check out the link also! Thanks again ---INK

    Don Thompson said:
    I found this quoted info: mandola." Its scale length is typically about 16.5 inches (420 mm). It is normally tuned like a viola: C-G-D-A. The octave mandolin (US and Canada), termed the octave mandola in Britain and Ireland and mandola in continental Europe, which is tuned an octave below the mandolin. Its scale length is typically about 20 inches (500 mm), although instruments with scales as short as 17 inches (430 mm) or as long as 21 inches (530 mm) are not unknown. In the vid. his chording is certainly mandolin style and I would guess it's very close to 20". seems longer than 16\http://www.elderly.com/accessories/cats/STMA.html for string sets.
  • Tony Ink January 3, 2011 at 10:29pm
    David, Checked out the vid & the pic's . Pretty cool guitars ! I got a couple other similar projects in the works, just getting all the pieces and parts together. Thanks --- INK  

    David Lloyd said:

    Hi Tony,

    I put together an 8 string box guitar last september using a recycled stat neck.

    http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/8-string-cbg

     

    There are pictures on my page - if you are interested just click on my photo icon.

    Regards,

    David

  • Don Thompson January 3, 2011 at 1:53pm
    I found this quoted info: mandola." Its scale length is typically about 16.5 inches (420 mm). It is normally tuned like a viola: C-G-D-A. The octave mandolin (US and Canada), termed the octave mandola in Britain and Ireland and mandola in continental Europe, which is tuned an octave below the mandolin. Its scale length is typically about 20 inches (500 mm), although instruments with scales as short as 17 inches (430 mm) or as long as 21 inches (530 mm) are not unknown. In the vid. his chording is certainly mandolin style and I would guess it's very close to 20". seems longer than 16\http://www.elderly.com/accessories/cats/STMA.html for string sets.
  • David L. January 3, 2011 at 9:32am

    Hi Tony,

    I put together an 8 string box guitar last september using a recycled stat neck.

    http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/8-string-cbg

     

    There are pictures on my page - if you are interested just click on my photo icon.

    Regards,

    David

  • Tony Ink January 2, 2011 at 9:51pm
    Ronnie, thanks for the reply ! Checked out both vids, cool stuff! Probably going to do something similar to the 2nd video

    Ronnie Retherford said:

    I used a 25 inch scale on both of these octaves: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/octave-mandolin

    http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/octave-mandolin-2

     

    Love yours Leroy!!!

  • Ronnie Retherford January 2, 2011 at 9:04pm

    I used a 25 inch scale on both of these octaves: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/octave-mandolin

    http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/octave-mandolin-2

     

    Love yours Leroy!!!

  • Tony Ink January 2, 2011 at 8:52pm
    Godzilla, Thanks for the input, dig the fat albert icon! Checked out the 8 string reso link. Pretty cool guitar looks like a handful ! Thinking about going with the 25" scale, seems to be some freedom to chose between a few different scale lengths depending on what you want to call the instrument. Good luck with that 8 stringer when ya get to it - INK

    Godzilla said:

    I don't know about scale length for an eight string mando type instrument, but here's a link to an 8 string resonator i've found. I think it's 27 in scale length.

    When I build an 8 stringer it will be modeled after this. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grbFhgHTqvY

  • Gadsden Guitars January 2, 2011 at 1:22pm

    I don't know about scale length for an eight string mando type instrument, but here's a link to an 8 string resonator i've found. I think it's 27 in scale length.

    When I build an 8 stringer it will be modeled after this. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grbFhgHTqvY

  • Don Thompson January 2, 2011 at 1:05pm

    Yes, Very fine build Leroy. I would certainly be proud of that instrument.

    Don

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