Are Trinity College mandolins good?
Trinity College Mandolins are known for making great all solid flat top mandolins, mandolas, octave mandolins and bouzoukis at reasonable prices. All instruments include a Folkmusician optimization and a hard-shell case.
Is Irish bouzouki the same as octave mandolin?
The ‘Irish’ Bouzouki has a brighter more open sound, and is easier to hold. The scale length is now generally a little shorter than Greek bouzoukis, and the distinction between Bouzouki and Octave Mandola (also known in America as Octave Mandolin) has become blurred, as the neck length is the only difference.
What is the difference between a mandola and an octave mandolin?
A mandola falls somewhere in-between a mandolin and octave mandolin as far as overall size. It is tuned one fifth below a mandolin. The tuning is CGDA, or the same as a viola. A octave mandolin is tuned one fourth below the mandola.
What is the difference between an octave mandolin and a Mandocello?
Octave mandolin is GDAE, one fourth below the mandola and one octave below the mandolin. Often called “octave mandola” or just “mandola” in Europe. Mandocello is CGDA, one octave below the mandola.
Where are Trinity College mandolins made?
Trinity College instruments are made in China for a company called Saga Music out of San Fransisco. They also produce the Rover and Kentucky line of mandolins which are of good quality and value.
How is an octave mandolin tuned?
Tuning and range Usually, courses of 2 adjacent strings are doubled (tuned to the same pitch). The standard octave mandolin tuning is G2G2−D3D3−A3A3−E4E4, so the lowest open strings are tuned to the lowest G on the guitar, and the highest strings are tuned to the same E as the highest string of the guitar.
Can you tune A bouzouki like A mandolin?
The bouzouki can be strung in unison like the mandolin or the bass strings can be tuned in octaves like a 12 string guitar.
Can a mandocello be tuned like an octave mandolin?
The modern 5 course Irish bouzoukis or citterns can play mandocello parts when tuned to the CGDAE tuning, which is both mandocello and octave mandolin tuning combined.
Who makes Trinity College instruments?
Saga Music
Trinity College instruments are made in China for a company called Saga Music out of San Fransisco. They also produce the Rover and Kentucky line of mandolins which are of good quality and value. I own one of both and although the quality doesn’t quite match up to their Trinity College line they are good instruments.
What is A Irish mandolin called?
These instruments are often called ‘octave mandolins’, ‘citterns’ and ‘Irish bouzoukis’.
What is A large mandolin called?
The MANDOCELLO is the largest instrument in the Weber mandolin family. Like the cello is to the violin, so is the mandocello to the mandolin. It is the baritone/bass instrument in the ensemble.
Who plays octave mandolin?
Octave mandolin tunes as played by great octave mandolin players like Sarah Jarosz, Chris Thile, Sierra Hull, Tim O’Brien, Darol Anger, and more. Octave mandolin versions of bluegrass, trad folk, and jazz tunes. Instruction on guitar-based accompaniment styles, including the use of the capo.
What is the difference between A mandola and an octave mandolin?
What is the difference between an octave mandolin and a mandocello?
Are mandolins tuned in octaves?
The standard octave mandolin tuning is G2G2−D3D3−A3A3−E4E4, so the lowest open strings are tuned to the lowest G on the guitar, and the highest strings are tuned to the same E as the highest string of the guitar.
Is an octave mandolin the same as a bouzouki?
The scale length is now generally a little shorter than Greek bouzoukis, and the distinction between Bouzouki and Octave Mandola (also known in America as Octave Mandolin) has become blurred, as the neck length is the only difference. We describe instruments with a scale longer than around 580mm as Bouzoukis.
Is a mandocello the same as an octave mandolin?
Octave mandolin is GDAE, one fourth below the mandola and one octave below the mandolin. Often called “octave mandola” or just “mandola” in Europe. Mandocello is CGDA, one octave below the mandola. Emando.com: More than you wanted to know about electric mandolins.
What is the difference between an octave mandolin and A Mandocello?
What is the difference between an octave mandolin and A bouzouki?