![]() ![]() I would avoid loop end strings like poison. ![]() So if you can find an Octave Mandolin that uses ball end strings like a steel string guitar that would be a wiser choice. Mandolins, Mandolas and Banjos tend to use loop end strings that are in my opinion (1) are fiddly and a pain in the ass when changing strings and (2) loop ends limit options in the choice of strings you may want to use. Now, possibly, with strings you have two options on the Octave Mandolin. The neck length (scale length) is way shorter (maybe around 22″ depending on the builder) than the Irish Bouzouki and that gives the instrument the tight punchy sound of a mandolin. As the name implies the Octave Mandolin is tuned like a mandolin (G D A E low to high unison strings) but an octave lower. If you are a fiddle player or mandolin player you might lean in the direction of an Octave Mandolin. They are very similar but in reality with either instrument you end up with a different sound. Here are some points that were kicked around. Recently I had some discussions with friends about Octave Mandolins and Irish Bouzoukis. ![]()
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