18" scale mandola/tenor leads
I have dreamed of an 18" scale acoustic mandola that can be restrung as a tenor (GDAE), or just a tenor of that scale, and thought it was probably a crazy idea or a lost cause.
But I found some old threads here that suggest in Europe this is a common thing, and that OM's built to that scale are common.
I don't need a lot of acoustic power with a pickup, so the smaller body is possible, but I don't want an unbalanced instrument that is all treble, which I am worried a smaller body would cause, meaning just restringing a mandola.
So far I have heard of Richard Beard and Paul Hathway (both UK AFAIK).
Any other possible sources or thoughts on this?
Last edited by kurth83; Aug-01-2019 at 9:37pm.
Davey Stuart tenor guitar (based on his 18" mandola design).
Eastman MD-604SB with Grover 309 tuners.
Eastwood 4 string electric mandostang, 2x Airline e-mandola (4-string) one strung as an e-OM.
DSP's: Helix HX Stomp, various Zooms.
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