Just for interest, a couple of sets on my Stefan Sobell octave mandolin, spruce soundboard and Brazilian rosewood back and sides .... loads of sustain and zing!
Just for interest, a couple of sets on my Stefan Sobell octave mandolin, spruce soundboard and Brazilian rosewood back and sides .... loads of sustain and zing!
Kevin HJ Macleod
http://www.kevinmacleod.co.uk
Great playing, Kevin.
I just converted my 12-string Yamaha guitar to a Cittern with octave bass strings...
The latter day Wayfaring Strangers:
Matt Glaser (fiddle)
Tracy Bonham (vocals, fiddle)
Margaret Glaspy (vocals, fiddle)
John McGann (octave mandolin)
Jim Whitney (bass)
with special guest Casey Driessen (fiddle)
and Larry Eagle (drums, percussion)
Performed live at Severance Hall, Cleveland OH, May 2011, as part of the Cleveland Symphony's "Fridays @ 7" program
Wow John - I still remember the very first show years ago at the Bottom Line in NYC with Andy Statman. That was wild. Long live Wayfaring Strangers
Avi
Well, it isn't me playing but I suppose you could say I helped a bit....
hmm. Sorry I didn't do a better job of embedding that video.
Nevermind - I figured it out.
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Okay, you asked for it... This is a Jonathan Mann OEM8, an electric octave mandolin:
Kind of fun having an instrument appropriate for at least 2 fora here at the Cafe (even if the player isn't.)
Trouble In Mind. Hamlett mandola, Red Diamond mandolin, Fender bass, and a Gallagher guitar. Had fun with this one.
Some of you may have seen these before but for those who have not - for your consideration....
This an electric OM that Jon Mann built for me a couple years ago played thru a small Roland amp w/a 50/50 blend of the magnetic neck and piezo bridge pickups. Standard tuning.
I used a couple Panasonic DVX-100B cameras and edited them together in FCP
-Michael Johnstone-
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