View Full Version : Guitar bodied mandolins or mandolas
lightnbrassy
Nov-17-2006, 7:06pm
Does anyone know of affordable makers of guitar-bodied mandolins? Or maybe guitar-bodied mandolas, which would be even better?
EdSherry
Nov-17-2006, 7:08pm
Talk to Phil Crump. He makes guitar-shaped OMs, so he'd probably be willing to make you a guitar-shaped mandola.
I would class my mandolin as guitar shaped. Link in my signature takes you to the Lark in the Morning page for it.
allenhopkins
Nov-17-2006, 9:29pm
Mandolinettos are guitar-shaped mandolins. The ones most often referred to, are those sold around 1900 by Elias Howe Music in Boston, labeled Howe-Orme. Here's a nice page of pictures of different mandolinettos (mandolinetti?):
Mandolinettos at Miner Music (http://www.minermusic.com/mandolinetto.htm)
There was a thread on Howe-Orme instruments, and an exhibition that was held in California, not too long ago. Think this is it:
Howe-Orme exhibit thread (http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=27;t=34290;hl=howe+orme)
Don't know about Howe-Orme mandolas, but I'm sure that someone out there does... My mandolinetto is small, trebly, very clear, and a joy to play when that particular type of sound is needed.
Ted Eschliman
Nov-17-2006, 9:35pm
Old Wave Mandolins' Bill Bussmann makes the Z-dola (left):
http://jazzmando.com/images/BussmanDolaOM.jpg
He's just about done with my own 4-string Jazz Dola, the "Solocomp," blonde with tortoise binding & Kent Armstrong pick-up. (I'm getting excited...)
JEStanek
Nov-17-2006, 9:43pm
Draleon Gypsy Jazz Mandos (http://www.gypsyjazzguitars.com/mando/draleon/royale.html) may fit the bill... Or the Ovation.
Jamie
chinatogalway
Nov-17-2006, 9:45pm
there was a very nice Hodgson guitar shaped one in the classified ad's, ( no connections ) They have a wonderful tone, might be worth checking out
JEStanek
Nov-17-2006, 9:49pm
Draleon Gypsy Jazz Mandos (http://www.gypsyjazzguitars.com/mando/draleon/royale.html) may fit the bill... Or the Ovation.
Jamie
lightnbrassy
Nov-17-2006, 10:49pm
Old Wave Mandolins' Bill Bussmann makes the Z-dola (left):
http://jazzmando.com/images/BussmanDolaOM.jpg
He's just about done with my own 4-string Jazz Dola, the "Solocomp," blonde with tortoise binding & Kent Armstrong pick-up. (I'm getting excited...)
Oh, those are just beautiful instruments. Very, very nice!
Bill Snyder
Nov-17-2006, 10:54pm
Arrow Mandolins. (http://www.arrowguitar.com/arrowl2.html)
Dave Cohen
Nov-17-2006, 11:29pm
Eric Foulke, aka "Boots Mandolins" may not have originated the idea, but he made a number of them. Imo, the ones I have seen were very nice. Iirc, Eric posts here occasionally as "Erk".
Chadmills
Nov-18-2006, 1:58am
In the very affordable category try mandolin pages at
www.the-music-room.com