Looking at the musicians on the riser, the young lady that’s second from the left has an instrument that I don’t recognize. It’s about the size of a banjo, but has f-holes. Does anyone know what it is? Large, clear view at about 2:50 of this “Orange Blossom Special” 5:33 video.
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December 22, 2021, 08:23 AM
MikeinNC
Concur, mandolin
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December 22, 2021, 08:31 AM
V-Tail
Yup, eight strings, tuned in pairs. Mandolin. It's a staple in Bluegrass and ole-timey music.
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December 22, 2021, 08:54 AM
David Lee
They make such a sweet sound. I've heard them called a cut in instrument.
December 22, 2021, 09:37 AM
sigmonkey
Yep. A Mandalorian.
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Originally posted by sigmonkey: Yep. A Mandalorian.
My wife has one for slicing vegetables.
December 22, 2021, 10:18 AM
Pipe Smoker
Thank for the ID (and the humor) guys.
Serious about crackers.
December 22, 2021, 11:41 AM
RogueJSK
quote:
Originally posted by trapper189:
quote:
Originally posted by sigmonkey: Yep. A Mandalorian.
My wife has one for slicing vegetables.
Your wife pays a Mandalorian to slice her vegetables?
You guys must be loaded with Beskar.
December 22, 2021, 12:14 PM
Pipe Smoker
quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail: Yup, eight strings, tuned in pairs. Mandolin. It's a staple in Bluegrass and ole-timey music.
Now that I know its name, I can certainly agree that it was oft used for Old Timey music:
“The Mandolin Concerto in C major, RV 425, was written by the Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi in 1725 …” —Wikipedia
Serious about crackers.
December 22, 2021, 12:29 PM
sigmonkey
In China, they play the Mandarin...
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December 22, 2021, 12:36 PM
motor59
^^^ Twice on the same page... the Monkey is on fire! . . . ...Somebody throw a bucket of water on him. He's stinkin' the place up.
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December 22, 2021, 12:36 PM
YellowJacket
Bill Monroe, the father of Bluegrass music, played the mandolin.
I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log.
December 22, 2021, 12:52 PM
jhe888
quote:
Originally posted by ArtieS: Its a mandolin.
I believe that jhe888 plays one.
I do, but not all that well.
Oddly enough, that girl's name is Amanda Lynn.
As you see in RogueJSK's post they come in several shapes. There are other shapes, too. Here's mine:
Mandolins are tuned just like a violin (GDAE) at the same pitches. There are eight strings in four doubled courses.
There was a craze for Italian style mandolins at the turn of the 20th century. Those sound different than the American style mandos you see above.
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December 22, 2021, 01:23 PM
Edmond
Pipe Smoker,
Are you going to start? I like the way mandolins sound but I'm not into bluegrass or old timey music. I like the way the Eagles use the mandolin in their songs.
Are mandolins loud enough to keep up with guitars? I know banjos are really loud.
I've had guitars that could hold their own against banjos in terms of volume.
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December 22, 2021, 01:35 PM
Shaql
At one point, she was out-playing those fiddlers.
If you enjoy family bands may I suggest the Petersens...
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December 22, 2021, 01:56 PM
jhe888
Mandolins are as loud as conventional guitars, but not as loud as resonator banjos or resonator guitars (like a National or Dobro). Because their pitch is higher, they sometimes cut though the mix a little more than a guitar.
Banjos are the loudest instrument in a string band. They probably even louder than resonator guitars.
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December 22, 2021, 02:02 PM
TMats
quote:
There was a craze for Italian style mandolins at the turn of the 20th century. Those sound different than the American style mandos you see above
We had one, an appleback, that I had restored (inlaid pickguard and seam repair in the back). My daughter asked for it, and I gave it to her. Kinda disappointed she just displays it.
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