Gypsy's music octave and mandocello

[Alex Fields]

I don't have the instruments yet but here are some pictures Walt sent me. The first four are the 'cello, last two octave.

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Mandocello #2

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Mandocello #3

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Mandocello #4

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Octave #1

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Octave #2

[John Hill]

The octave looks like it has a maple back but what about the 'cello? They look pretty sweet & can't wait to hear come clips of the 'cello.

Hey Alex, did you ever give the bronze guitar Thomastik flatwounds a shot on your mando?

[Alex Fields]

The 'cello has cocobolo rosewood, and yeah, octave has maple, and they both have sitka spruce tops. Forgot to say that in first post.

I haven't tried those strings because I'm still waiting on Sim Daley to finish varnishing up my new mandolin and I'm just playing a cheapo temporary instrument until then. It would be kind of a waste to try out expensive strings on a bottom end mando and I don't know how well I'd be able to tell what I think of them anyway. When I get the Daley I'm going to order a bunch of different strings I haven't tried and do some experimenting.