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Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa
There's a few possibilities I can think of:
- or you could keep it as a 2x4 8-string and try one of these: - Long-scale octave mando (I'd try this first - could be a real cannon)
- Modified Irish bouzouki: GDAE with octaves on the lowest three strings (use a .007 for the high A)
- Modified Greek bouzouki: DGBE with octaves on the D and G)
Could be interesting...
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Thanks for the suggestions! Just to let you know:
- Long-scale octave mando (I'd try this first - could be a real cannon)
Tried it. Its cool. But my 26" 10 stringer can do this, as can my 21" octave mando. And it does sound better as a 'cello.
- Modified Irish bouzouki: GDAE with octaves on the lowest three strings (use a .007 for the high A)
My 26" 10 stringer has octave pairs on the C, G and D. My 21" octave has octave pairs on the G, D and A.
- Modified Greek bouzouki: DGBE with octaves on the D and G)
Haven't tried that yet.