Mandocello Banded
£1,190.00
Scale length 660mm
The strings are tuned to CGDA
The mandocello is tuned one octave below the tenor mandola, and takes the musical part of a bass instrument. It can also be tuned one tone higher, to D A E B; some musicians prefer this tuning if they are used to playing an instrument tuned G DAE
String gauges used for a
C G D A mandocello tuning
.070w .046w .030w .022w
String gauges used for a G D A E bouzouki tuning
.042w .028w .020p .012p
The mandocello has the same scale length as the bouzouki. If it is strung with bouzouki strings and tuned G D A E, it gives you a bouzouki with a much bigger body and a much bigger, fuller sound.
Ian Anderson and Martin Barr of Jethro Tull Both have B-1 Bouzoukis Made by me.
