Open tuning GDgd (saw-mill tuning). using standard mandolin GDAE strings. I apologize for 2 vids at once, but they are 'companion vids)Shane Spiel had a great recent vid on open tuned mandolin. I don't know if he used Sawmill, but I liked it so much I looked into open tunings for mando,
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Thanks Matthew. Mandos are kind of hard to build - the short scale.... Good wishes.
Maddog, thanks. You already play GDg very well. How about GDgd using the 5th, 4th, 3rd - like usual and then the first and smallest for the d. I think I did this on the Padron an it worked well. OR!!!! You could use the four smallest and tune it like the 4 small strings on a 6 string. Then play it that way OR open tune it DGBD, which is also banjo tuning. Good wishes. I am building today too. (I think GDgd suits your style the best).
Back for another listen on this John. I'm finishing up my 4 stringer and I'm going to use the strings you gave me. Which strings out of the 6 would you recommend I use?
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Thanks, Phillip.
I never played mandolin... that one sounds very nicely... your voice and mandolin tone fit very well both together...
Very very good job as usual Uncle John...°<[:-) [---]==={...
Thanks Matthew. Mandos are kind of hard to build - the short scale.... Good wishes.
Maddog, thanks. You already play GDg very well. How about GDgd using the 5th, 4th, 3rd - like usual and then the first and smallest for the d. I think I did this on the Padron an it worked well. OR!!!! You could use the four smallest and tune it like the 4 small strings on a 6 string. Then play it that way OR open tune it DGBD, which is also banjo tuning. Good wishes. I am building today too. (I think GDgd suits your style the best).
Great video! I've never tried building a mandolin - but now I know what's next on the 'to do' list. Nice work.
Back for another listen on this John. I'm finishing up my 4 stringer and I'm going to use the strings you gave me. Which strings out of the 6 would you recommend I use?
Thanks Turtle and W.M. Turtle, it seems funny to me that those finger chords work on the mando, but do not work as well on a GDgd guitar.
Since the mando pleases me now, I may go back and add more frets. Much of my stuff are works in progress.
Love the sound of that mandolin !
Thanks Jim, JP and owl!
Catchy little tune John! Nice work...as usual!
Nice!