Irish Mandocello Bouzouki

[tecdessus]

but this has two courses tuned in octave, a mandocello`s courses are tuned in unison...

[sinjin480]

Irish bouzouki has flat back. I think that was more for a key word incase of a search.

[stoberic]

bouzouki and mandocello are the same instrument. bouzouki has curved back, mandocello has straight back,

[0092Mark]

with your eyes closed while listening to this song your soul flies :)

[hhold]

??? there's no such thing as a mandocello bouzouki. There are two different instruments

[MoreMetforMe]

very nice!!! Like it! but how is the tuning uf his bouzouki? i want to play this song too^^

[davidchiasson1952]

Does anyone here know the name of this tune?

[PhalainaBelgium]

Très chouette mélodie !! Phalaïna

[cffellows]

Very pretty song...

[Lithoxene]

Lame. He's only playing the accompaniment.

[odeamusic]

@Lithoxene lol. really man?

he is playing all of the parts. He recorded over himself.

[Lithoxene]

@odeamusic

Then he chose to film the less difficult, less interesting part.

[MrJelmor]

The two parts in wich you can only see his finger, thats the melody/solo track

The part in wich you can see him strumming is the rythm track

So there are two tracks in this video playing along with each other: rythm and melody just like the guitars in a band: a rythm guitar and a solo guitar

[Paudman]

Strange video - the notes don't appear to follow the fingering? Some of the melody is being played while the fingers hold a chord, and there's no plucking / fingering to follow the accompaniment? It's almost as if there's another instrument off-screen playing along?

[pearljamania]

how you tune your irish bouzouki?

[rbloch66]

@pearljamania you use the pegs up top just like on a guitar ;)

[thpeter]

This is awesome!

[zapphireee]

Is mandocello and bouzouki the same instrument? :S I'm really confused!

[Dagrehn]

Those dislikes have to be mistakes....This is bad ass. :-)

[necronomicon191080]

Epic

[Danishblue391]

I have been practicing this on my bouzoukie for a year know and i still don't know how he does it or how he tuned it. Some one please help! 13 year old in distress!!!

[maverickdallas100]

The sound reminds me a lot of a mountain (lap) dulcimer. Absolutely haunting and gorgeous. Here is my analysis of the tuning: It is a fourth above standard mandocello, with the bass side string pairs tuned in octaves, and the treble side string pairs tuned in unison; the same principle as a 12-string guitar. The tuning therefore would be in perfect fifths: F' F C'C GG DD bass to treble. ( ' indicates the high octave string). Those octave strings add a lot of fullness and brilliance.

[loz5854]

it's wonderful. What tuning do you use?

cheers Loz

[wendewellspring]

This is absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much. I've sent it to all my friends.

[MrJohnSkeens]

beautiful

[RichReevesNL]

Very nice indeed!

[bladderpains]

GOOD TIMES SON!

[sharolsullivan]

Just mesmerizing! How beautiful...is there a CD available?

[michael74FR]

Beautiful!

Thanks a lot

[PhalainaBelgium]

Très harmonieux !! Phalaïna

[ianozzi76]

Another excellent song and playing... You are awesome...  I have added all of your vids to a playlist I listen to like an album!! Thank You!!

[gan68g]

Truly inspirational playing! Bravo!

[Fiedlerfreiburg]

Nice! How many tracks did you play?

[tesis38]

this is a beautiful tune! was hoping it was traditional! I have a Hathway Mandolin and my father has a mandola. there is something about these instruments. They just have a sound i have never really heard on any other instruments.

[gibsonpaf]

Brilliant as usual, excellent muscianship ,your videos are my favourite

[StinkyCheeser]

haha, the very beginning makes me think of the song Mr. Bojangles for some reason...

[marcicd53]

I love this piece. Very nicely done. Love your videos.

[hamshank76]

Unique and beutifull sounding instrument

[kennythegardner]

NICE!!!

[glookgatz]

Thank you very much

[ajyalemchaheb]

voglio comprare un strumento come questo

[peppy6078]

makes me think of an irish man waking up on a sunday out in the country.

[syadkir]

beautiful, congrats!

[MandobillyRocker]

I love it, this tune always makes me think of a particular friend.

absolutley beautiful playing

[lovinSpoonful]

@MandobillyRocker - I love your combo name. lol Tells us quite who you are. (chuckle)

[Jenxxie]

Very nice. .

well done  :o)

[nandyfer]

quiet and nice, love your serenity playing!

[Uuuuurk]

hoHA!

[BouzoukiBreton]

fantastic tune, dominique, i have the same bouzouki!

[Alexxpb]

nice :) how did you get it ?

[BouzoukiBreton]

in hobgoblins, london, (the same model, not the same actual one), paul hathway is fantastic, go see his workshop if you have the time, google him and youll find his website

[kendrix2]

Nice playing! How are your experiences with Paul Hathway? I'm thinking of buying a mandocello (CGDA tuning) from him. Have you strung your instrument with thicker strings to make it a mandocello? Or do you use it always as a bouzouki? I would really like to hear your opinion about Paul Hathway's instruments...

[edelahaye]

Cheap (800 to 1000 €)

[Mcvity]

@ fenian08

aye i agree m8, dom has a certain flava :D

[fenian08]

been checkn out bouzouki clips all day, keep coming back to yours, i can get enough , certainly the best in my opion. keep up the good work

[fenian08]

loved it thanks, you have great timing

[TheAlmightySchwartz]

wow that sounds great.... I wonder if you could make a similar sound from a 12 string guitar

[jedmarum]

nice piece. great vid. thanks!

[4beatlefans]

Very impressive, well done.

[gasto5]

great composition, I am impressed

[Kcat243]

i don't recodnize the tune. is it an origonal?

[edelahaye]

Why don't you read the original comment :

"EYES CLOSED composition played on my "MANDOCELLO PAUL HATHWAY" this small assembly also makes it possible to view the accompaniment. Dominique Rivière "

[robin15715]

What's the tuning ? is it GDAE or ADAD ?

[TheRealVolanaro]

last i knew a bouzouki was tuned EeAaDDGG

[Celticwithakick]

gdae, low to high

[edelahaye]

GDAE is the tuning for an octave mandola or the Irish Bouzouki (can be GDAD or GDAE).

The Mandocello is tuned lower in CGDA, just like a cello. It has huge strings.

[SavannahGault]

wow!That's amazing!

[fenian08]

awesome!

[pyrotekproductions]

Thank you for the info about paul hathway, can i ask you if you have the notes for this song? If so please send it to me so i can learn it on mandolin and eventually when i get my mandocello i can play it.

Thanks!

[pyrotekproductions]

That sounds incredible. Might i ask where you can get a mandocello? I have searched on ebay and the selection is pretty low. I have decided to buy a mandocello because i already play violin guitar and mandolin, and it seems like a logical next step.

[JSCWhistler]

Wonderful playing and tune as well.

It sounds like a trad Scottish tune to me.

[clint12393]

is it me, or is the neck on that mandolin as wide as a guitar? or is it a different sort of mandolin? im a guitarist, not a mandolin player, so excuse my ignorance please

[racaroc]

It's a mandocello, which is larger and has a lower range than a mandolin. If you think of a mandolin as a kind of "plucked violin", the mandocello is a kind of "plucked cello".

[the3irish3leprechaun]

c´est formidable que vous fait avec leurs instrumentes traditionelles.....

excusez les fautes =)

[Seltharion]

Her hat eine sehr ausführliche Website, mit vielen sehr interessanten Partituren... und er spielt Gitarre, Bouzouki (Buzuki auf Deutsch) une viele andere Instrumente...

(Danke fürs "Suscribing" ;))

[sopwith74]

I believe FedePolini's comment, "stupendo", means "stupendous" in English, not "stupid". Someone was too quick with the spam button.

[goodin3514]

there are two instruments in this recording. the other also sounds like a zouk..

[gronki1]

Beautiful sound!

[cerealrulz]

awesome instument, but can somebody tell me which part of it is cello?

[Metallicazack]

It's tuned just like a cello :)

[edelahaye]

Cello is tuned CGDA. Octave mandolin is tunes GDAE...

[Aviator9999]

ok my friend, this is not a cello or a mandocello, but it is an irish bouzouki tuned in mandocello (cello also) tuning. The mandocello is the mandolin family version of a cello. (just as mandolins are the equivilant of violins.) I am getting one.

[Metallicazack]

I'm trying to decide if I love the Mandocello or Octave Mando more :)

[longliveMD11]

my favorite mandocello video :]

[ironguy9922]

im tinking of getting the eastman 805

[juanmitta]

5 estrellas ¡¡¡

[BardofCornwall]

Sounds lovely.

[envika]

this is one of my favorite instruments ever

[n0ukf]

Beautiful tones coming out of those instruments. I'm still beginning to learn on a cheap Rogue mandolin and being lazy about it.

[MaierJo]

awesome!!!! great ...

are there any tabs or chords for this???, i'd love to play it too!! ...

i just got an irish bouzouki yesterday and today I found this great tune ...

[qldhighlander]

Fantastic, could you please tell me the name of this tune?

[totallyshamanistic]

cathartic melody. that was excellent

[KansasFox3]

Magnificant

☆☆☆☆☆

[glaoud]

Bonjour Dominique ,belle musique jouée avec talent!*****J.C.

[zeynelc]

Beautiful! Really nice!

[elmtarik]

extra tres bone travaile

[hamrzlawnlake]

This performance deserves the fame of all your others. I wish it went on for hours. Tks Dom.

[PatriarchK]

Awesome! Wow! Quite "simple" tune, but extremely well done.