Re: Classical Mandolin
One thing you may need to get used to is the different scale lengths. Violin scale length is generally right around 12 inches, give or take. The Loar LM-520 specifies a scale length of 13.75 inches, which means the notes are significantly "farther apart." Of course, the fretted fingerboard allows for somewhat more imprecise finger placement -- as long as your finger's behind the correct fret, you get the correct note -- but you may find your "stretches" are a bit longer on the mandolin.
Some of the flat-top and canted-top mandolins, either bowl-back or flat-back, have scale lengths around 13 inches, which would be closer to, but not the same as, a violin's scale.
Allen Hopkins
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