Tweaky
05-04-2016, 07:15 AM
I see there is a new company called Eastwood that is selling a cheap electric Mandolin that I think would make a cheap and easy to build kit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiKXc2GwHg0
But what I would really love to see is a electric Mandocello, as this is a far more useful instrument if done properly, as it can basically fill in for a bass in a lot of musical circumstances, as well as a baritone guitar.
They are paired strings tuned in 5th's C G D A, with a 25" fretboard scale, you need a narrow neck width for this instrument of 1 1/2" at the nut, even though it has 8 strings, as if you space them too far apart it makes it very hard to fret.
Here is a video of what a real Mandocello sounds like when played by somebody well [Awesome], it has great range.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAMe9pZwogY
Here is a cheap Jumbo Acoustic guitar converted to Mandocello.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW5vDVSl51A
A electric guitar conversion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7CNBGYo6fA
While searching for videos I stumbled across Eastwoods custom pledge program, it seems others have been thinking along the same lines and Eastwood is going to start making a few, cheaply.
https://eastwoodcustoms.com/projects/eastwood-tenor-mandocello/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiKXc2GwHg0
But what I would really love to see is a electric Mandocello, as this is a far more useful instrument if done properly, as it can basically fill in for a bass in a lot of musical circumstances, as well as a baritone guitar.
They are paired strings tuned in 5th's C G D A, with a 25" fretboard scale, you need a narrow neck width for this instrument of 1 1/2" at the nut, even though it has 8 strings, as if you space them too far apart it makes it very hard to fret.
Here is a video of what a real Mandocello sounds like when played by somebody well [Awesome], it has great range.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAMe9pZwogY
Here is a cheap Jumbo Acoustic guitar converted to Mandocello.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW5vDVSl51A
A electric guitar conversion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7CNBGYo6fA
While searching for videos I stumbled across Eastwoods custom pledge program, it seems others have been thinking along the same lines and Eastwood is going to start making a few, cheaply.
https://eastwoodcustoms.com/projects/eastwood-tenor-mandocello/