Re: Say it ain't so, Maestro!
Actually, on the 7 string he adds a high A string, not a low B. Seems he is thinking in the higher range.
I feel that the range of the 4-string electric mandolin is adequate to play Baroque violin music and there is no need to extend it with the addition of a lower string. Romantic violin music extends further than Baroque violin music but even then I would rather use my 7 String Stratocaster with High A than a 5 string mandolin with a low C.
With that high A string he is just a fifth short of the high E string on the mandolin, which apparently is close enough for him. He seems to pair pieces to instruments according to the ranges for each.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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