CMS Author MikeRivers Posted October 17, 2011 CMS Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 Big Al Lifeson on the mandola Given the body shape, where he has the capo, and what he's playing, I think it would be a stretch to call that a mandola. It would probably be more correctly called a cittern or an "Irish bouzouki." (obviously a made-up instrument) What an awful video! Do people actually enjoy watching, or even making crap like this? No apologies if it's your work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cooterbrown Posted October 18, 2011 Members Share Posted October 18, 2011 It's a custom-made Garrison mandola, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spokenward Posted October 18, 2011 Members Share Posted October 18, 2011 I should stay out of this, but here's a better picture and link. http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/in-pictures-alex-lifesons-live-rig-499852/7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author MikeRivers Posted October 18, 2011 CMS Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 It's a custom-made Garrison mandola, yes. Well, in the photo it's called a "baritone mandolin." But you won't find anything with that name in an old Gibson catalog. When you build a bastard instrument like this you can call it whatever you want. Baritone mandolin isn't a bad name for it, as long as it hasn't been previously taken for some similar instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Philter Posted October 18, 2011 Members Share Posted October 18, 2011 I should stay out of this, but here's a better picture and link.http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/in-pictures-alex-lifesons-live-rig-499852/7 Fixed bridges like that give me the willies, but I admit to being pretty ignorant of string instruments beyond guitar. Is that thing really going to play in tune that far up the neck? This thread made me want a mandocello. I think it would sound great in acoustic indie/folk pop. But apparently this is not something you can start out easy with by buying a $300 Rogue or Fender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted October 18, 2011 Members Share Posted October 18, 2011 What is she playing? after meditating about it for three day, I came to the conclusion it is stringed Englishhorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spokenward Posted October 18, 2011 Members Share Posted October 18, 2011 Fixed bridges like that give me the willies, but I admit to being pretty ignorant of string instruments beyond guitar. Is that thing really going to play in tune that far up the neck?This thread made me want a mandocello. I think it would sound great in acoustic indie/folk pop. But apparently this is not something you can start out easy with by buying a $300 Rogue or Fender. This makes a pretty quick introduction to mandocello. Mike Marshall here in a D'Addario promo: [video=youtube;KAMe9pZwogY] The modern Irish Bouzouki was popularized largely by the playing of Andy Irvine or Donal Lunny associated with the neo-traditional group Planxty circa 1970s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted October 18, 2011 Members Share Posted October 18, 2011 Funicul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted October 18, 2011 Members Share Posted October 18, 2011 Ragazzo con mandolino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted October 18, 2011 Members Share Posted October 18, 2011 Paul Gauguin's girl con Waldhorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thankyou Posted October 18, 2011 Author Members Share Posted October 18, 2011 after meditating about it for three day, I came to the conclusion it is stringed Englishhorn. After meditating for about three seconds, I came to the conclusion that you have hyperventilated on one of these. For a better head rush, try the didgeridoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author MikeRivers Posted October 18, 2011 CMS Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 Fixed bridges like that give me the willies, but I admit to being pretty ignorant of string instruments beyond guitar. Is that thing really going to play in tune that far up the neck? My Martin flat top guitars (and just about everybody's flat top guitars nowadays) have a fixed bridge. And who cares if your instrument is playing in tune when you're playing up the neck? The fact that you're playing up the neck is impressive enough. Liefson has a couple of guitar techs who probably tune it with the capo on, so that the notes that he plays will be sufficiently in tune for the song he's about to play (if he plays more than one on it). This thread made me want a mandocello. I think it would sound great in acoustic indie/folk pop. No, you probably want a mandolin. A mandocello goes down below the range of a guitar and unless you're using it in place of a bass, will just stomp over the typical guitar sound in an indie/folk pop group. It (as is the case with a mandola or something else in that family and range) would be fine as a novelty instrument that you used for one song. Oh, and they always buzz a little. Only in Earth Opera could David Grisman could get away with playing mandocello through a whole show, beside Peter Rowan's harp guitar, both electrified, with a standard rock rhythm section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted October 18, 2011 Members Share Posted October 18, 2011 GOOD T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted October 18, 2011 Members Share Posted October 18, 2011 called Eliana, all good now [video=youtube;YkHqFDruyS0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkHqFDruyS0&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Philter Posted October 18, 2011 Members Share Posted October 18, 2011 The modern Irish Bouzouki was popularized largely by the playing of Andy Irvine or Donal Lunny associated with the neo-traditional group Planxty circa 1970s. Yeah, watched this clip and some others... it seems like every mandocello player makes the joke about "when giant mandolins roamed the earth. I happen to know of Andy Irvine- my mom plays Irish concertina and also organizes concerts for Irish artists here in the northeast. She went to see him play in Hartford this past weekend. Seems like there's room in the market for someone to manufacture an affordable mandocello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted October 18, 2011 Members Share Posted October 18, 2011 the mandoloncello sound like a good choice musical instrument for a sandal film, then when the gladiator kisses the roman princess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cooterbrown Posted October 18, 2011 Members Share Posted October 18, 2011 Fixed bridges like that give me the willies, but I admit to being pretty ignorant of string instruments beyond guitar. Is that thing really going to play in tune that far up the neck? Can't tell if the nut is compensated on this or if it's just the strings making it look not-quite-straight (and I looked up some info on Garrison, and this actually was a production model and they called it a both an "octave madolin" and in later catalogs, a "mandola"), but Garrison puts Buzz Fieten nuts on practically everything but their budget-line guitars, so if that were the case, then the intonation would probably be fine up the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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