Octave Mandolin

Finally my octave mandolin arrived in a brown package today. A octave mandolin/mandola has been on my wish list of instruments forever (10 yrs? Probably since I discovered Swedish traditional folk music), but not until today I finally have my own. Well, 3 hrs later and the beginning of some sort of a polska tune came out of the sound hole. I'll post some more complete tunes on my octave mandolin later! :)
The octave mandolin should be tuned GDAE (like a fiddle), but in this video I tuned it to GDGD, sounds cool anyway dosen't it!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• mandola
• octave
• mandolin
• polska
• sweden
• sverige
• folkmusik
• folkmusic
• folk
• music
• fiol
• fiddle

[pristineex]

Hi Fred, did you know that in oriental music violin can be tuned GDGD..

i'm still working on your version of Slangpolskas on my violin :)

[FredFredrik]

@pristineex

That's interesting. Through out the world "open tunings" have been, and are, widely used in folk music. Even in Swedish folk music the tuning AEAE is also used. They referred to it as an old tuning. It probably migrated from the orient, through Europe, up to Scandinavia. I also know the tuning GDGD is used by old time folk musicians (Appalachian folk) in West Virginia, USA. Isn't that cool!

I'm waiting with excitement to hear your progress on the slängpolska!

[kokkot82]

thanks fredfredik..

do you know a website where i can buy it?

thank you in advance

[FredFredrik]

@kokkot82

I'll PM you a site asap!

[kokkot82]

you are great!!

i like the sound of your instruments..

who is the liuther?

Thanks!!

[FredFredrik]

@kokkot82

Thank you!

This octave mandolin is a Trinity College model (full model name: Trinity College TM-325 Octave Mandolin). I think they sell for around $500 these days. I got mine for less when I bought it over 3 yrs ago. I would highly recommend it, it's a great buy!

[TubeofDestiny]

was looking for some informations on the mandola used by the band Eluveitie and found your video, it's excellent ;)

we can even feel your enthusiasm just by listening to it, it really brightened my day ^^

[DeafFret]

Hi. Is it a very loud as octave mandolins go?

[girum314]

very nice! sounds medieval

[DSLRmusic]

Hi Fred!

Do you know the name of the tune? Or is it yours?

I play mandolin (and I'm thinking about getting an octave mandolin) and I'd like to play this tune myself.

Thanks!

[megadeth22885]

is the it tuned GD, then GD an octave higher, or the same octave?

[Meowmoomeowful]

Great playing, and it's really cute how much fun you were having.

[WillieG1016]

i want you to know fred, i come back to this video almost daily. it puts me in a trance. i have become obsessed with world instrumentation, and this song is lullingly beautiful.

[WillieG1016]

@BuddhaLikesCelery i tried it. its difficult to follow all his notes, but the tuning sounds great nonetheless... my vote, go for it! and i haven't tuned back to standard since :)

[elasticsociety]

Great stuff man!

[LightbreadLoftin]

what is that banjo back there?