I have been commissioned to build an 8 string cbg similar to the one in the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXLQLyVmqiI I know who built that particular guitar but can any one tell me what instrument it is possibly scaled to ?
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I'm guessing a mandola which can vary quite a bit in scale length. Off the top of my head can be 16 to 21 inches. The voicing to me sounds like a mandola. I didn't care for the song per say but I liked the vid.
Don
I think Don is probably correct.
This is from Wikipedia.
"Mandolin-family luthiers producing an octave mandolin are more likely to use mandolin tuning machines and reproduce the details and styling of their American-style carved top mandolins. Some luthiers choose to
refer to their clearly bouzouki-style instruments as octave mandolins,
or even as mandocellos, despite the GDAD tuning. The octave mandolin is
usually regarded as having a shorter scale length than the Irish
bouzouki, in the vicinity of 20 to 23 inches (50 and 58.4cm), while the
scale length of the Irish bouzouki most often ranges from 23 to 25
inches (58.4 and 63.5cm). Some instruments have scales as long as 26 or
even 27 inches (66 to 68.7cm). These longer-scaled instruments are
generally acknowledged to possess greater volume, sustain, and tonal
richness but some players find the stretches involved in fingering too
difficult and so prefer shorter scale lengths."
I just finished my version of an Irish Bouzouki. I used a 25" scale.
http://www.leroybeal.net/bouzoukis/oib/index.html
Leroy
I'm guessing a mandola which can vary quite a bit in scale length. Off the top of my head can be 16 to 21 inches. The voicing to me sounds like a mandola. I didn't care for the song per say but I liked the vid.
Don
I think Don is probably correct.
This is from Wikipedia.
"Mandolin-family luthiers producing an octave mandolin are more likely to use mandolin tuning machines and reproduce the details and styling of their American-style carved top mandolins. Some luthiers choose to
refer to their clearly bouzouki-style instruments as octave mandolins,
or even as mandocellos, despite the GDAD tuning. The octave mandolin is
usually regarded as having a shorter scale length than the Irish
bouzouki, in the vicinity of 20 to 23 inches (50 and 58.4cm), while the
scale length of the Irish bouzouki most often ranges from 23 to 25
inches (58.4 and 63.5cm). Some instruments have scales as long as 26 or
even 27 inches (66 to 68.7cm). These longer-scaled instruments are
generally acknowledged to possess greater volume, sustain, and tonal
richness but some players find the stretches involved in fingering too
difficult and so prefer shorter scale lengths."
I just finished my version of an Irish Bouzouki. I used a 25" scale.
http://www.leroybeal.net/bouzoukis/oib/index.html
Leroy
Yes, Very fine build Leroy. I would certainly be proud of that instrument.
Don
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.
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.
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!!!
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!!!
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
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
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