I have a clearwater emando, and I'm very happy with it... In fact, I spend a lot of time on it (change the fretboard, the nut, the pickups, shield all the cavity, check all the wiring...) and it can...
I have a clearwater emando, and I'm very happy with it... In fact, I spend a lot of time on it (change the fretboard, the nut, the pickups, shield all the cavity, check all the wiring...) and it can...
https://youtu.be/bf8_R2hvqis
Here's the test of my pickup.
I play the original mic first, then I play my homemade pick up.
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162797 and the pickup is almost done.
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Some years ago, I began to play indian music with a sitar player. I wrote down some data I find from the internet and other books (Ravi Shankar autobiography and some other books) to have a...
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I finished the refurbishing of this waldzither last week... I'm just waiting for the string to start playing it !
My Gelas mandolin now works...
Here's a little video of it (sorry if the D strings are a little out of tune !!!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyt2M_HL5dE
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Finally done !
Because of strings tension issues, I have to tune it two steps lower than CGDA...
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Almost done !!! Now, I only have to find strings !
In france, mandocello strings are not available, so I think I'll have to buy two sets of drop C r drop B tuning designed guitar strings,...
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The maple bridge isn't finished yet, but the sanding is.
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Because of the 0 fret, i've made a horn nut instead of a bone one.
Yes... Making a new neck is far too difficult for me !
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Head veneer : beech wood...
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Tail piece cover (from my previous Kasuga-tail-piece-cover-missing-tail-piece) : birch wood
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In few months, if I succeed, this cheap german archtop guitar will be converted in a mandocello...
I will share the steps of the conversion, always seeking for (good) advices...:)
Some times ago I tabed out Cheap Day Return... But I never played it :redface: (I'm too lazy). Here's the tab i've done...
You can explore this website too :
http://www.rileyirishmusic.com/modules/music/index.php?pg=tun
A lot of nice tunes !
Just unwind the strings to put the bridge under, then adjust the height of the bridge, then adjust the bridge position (using an electric tuner, be sure that the string unfretted and fretted at the...
As Niall said, the bagpipe transpose to Bb, so the scale is :
Bb C D Eb F G A Bb, with a low Bb...
But now the A frequency isn't 440Hz, but it tend to be around 450 Hz (last summer, when I played...
By the way, I saw Ian Anderson playing Thick As A Brick 1 & 2 yesterday.... No mandolin used during his concert (which was great).
And now, it sings :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgGNlXSsrI0
:mandosmiley: