Scott Baxendale
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Baxendale Mandocello Conversion.
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Kerry Brown
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What is the tuning?
Beagle
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Usually C G D A Kerry.
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Scott Baxendale
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I’m tuned in 5ths with the low string being D. D A E B low to high. But these can be strung and tuned many different ways such as an octave mandolin, bouzouki, Tenor Banjo, guitar, etc.
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Scott Baxendale
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Funny, I think I worked on Rick Neilson’s mandocello. His is a Gibson from the 1920’s.
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Scott Baxendale
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The tuning I prefer is one step higher. Starting with D.
Kerry Brown
Ambassador of the Great Northern Bar Jams
Thanks, my wife has taken up ukulele. I've been playing with different tunings to play along with her. So far my favorite is a baritone uke tuned D G B E. I've also tried a uke at G C E A with a low G string. I don't like the normal high G. I've been thinking of trying a tenor guitar. Different instruments with different tunings really makes you think about the notes because there are no familiar patterns to fall back on.
Very cool.
My humble attempt at a similar project using a mandolin body and a home made 21" scale neck.
My humble attempt at a similar project using a mandolin body and a home made 21" scale neck.
Beagle
Ambassador of Slippin' and a Slidin'
I prefer to use the standard folk tunings, as I play with traditional folk musicians. It's what I've used for over 50 years, I see no reason to complicate matters.
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Scott Baxendale
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I like mandolin tuning esp when being played against a guitar tuning. Once I figured out the the mandolin fingering was just the guitar backwards I could instantly play about anything. I’m more into Americana rock-folk like Wilco and the Drive by Truckers.I prefer to use the standard folk tunings, as I play with traditional folk musicians. It's what I've used for over 50 years, I see no reason to complicate matters.
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Scott Baxendale
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The second course are an octave pair and the other courses are unison pairs.
