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    Default Re: Big Mandolin With Banjo Tuning

    Another similar instrument with a very cool sound.

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    https://jakewildwood.blogspot.com/20...-5-string.html

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    I love the tune. the playing, the sound, and the words used to describe the sound. "pluck, cluck, sweet, and rich".
    A trip back east is in our future. I sure would like to visit with Jake.

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    Default Re: Big Mandolin With Banjo Tuning

    Quote Originally Posted by MrMoe View Post
    I love the tune. the playing, the sound, and the words used to describe the sound. "pluck, cluck, sweet, and rich".
    A trip back east is in our future. I sure would like to visit with Jake.
    Been up there 4 times since I took up the mandolin a little over a year ago. Always fun! And he always has tempting instruments.

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    Default Re: Big Mandolin With Banjo Tuning

    I got commissioned to build something very similar last year:


    It was a custom instrument specified by the customer. Main differences were the nylon strings, lack of a shorter re-entrant fifth string, left-handed and design elements from some Chinerse instruments such as the yueqin.

    As mentioned above though, these sort of banjo with mandolin/mandola body hybrids go way back. Here's an 1880's one from Jake Wildwood's site:
    I am a luthier specialising in historical and world stringed instruments. You can see more info at my website.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dusepo View Post
    I got commissioned to build something very similar last year:


    It was a custom instrument specified by the customer. Main differences were the nylon strings, lack of a shorter re-entrant fifth string, left-handed and design elements from some Chinerse instruments such as the yueqin.

    As mentioned above though, these sort of banjo with mandolin/mandola body hybrids go way back. Here's an 1880's one from Jake Wildwood's site:
    Dusepo , I have visited your site many times. I am joining band camp now to explore your music. Here is audio of one of mine with an Eastern flavor. Mr. Bowles certainly picked up on the historical background.

    https://youtu.be/Li67N5Oe6RU

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