Re: Long scale octave mandola bracing
Originally Posted by
Philip Pittman
OK, so maybe my most recent post above is the way to go.
Any further comments please ?
Ok, I'll make a comment. You seem to be building an octave mandolin on a mandocello scale? In fact your first post kind of indicated that is your target. But I don't understand the reason for doing this.
You can get the octave mandolin sound using the conventional octave mandolin scale length of 21 - 22 inches.
Buy going with a longer scale I believe one very undesirable thing that you are accomplishing is making an octave mandolin that is as hard to play as mandocello?
Compared to a mandolin or mandola both the octave mandolin and the mandocello are much more demanding on the hands much bigger stretches. In fact I think the stretches are difficult even compared to a guitar?
Thus a mandocello is much more difficult to play then an octave mandolin?
So back to my original question what do you believe you are gaining with the longer scale length and the octave range?
Bernie
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