Rigel R200 10 string mandola/mandolin~From Rigel's first batch of mandolas based on the renowned R100 I had this one customised to a 10 string mandola or short cittern. As a fan of five course instruments I've always wanted to combine a mandolin and mandola in this way. Tuned CGDAE with a 16" (mandola) scale length you get both instruments in one. This gives you the melody playing of a mandolin and a mandola but with an added fifth the chords are much fuller. It can even be used to to acompany solo singing. And its a Rigel, Peter Mix suggested a nice tobbaco sunburst but I thought as its a fairly radical instrument a radical coulr was called for so I chose a dark emerald green. I have to admit I had my doubts and nearly changed my mind but it looks phenomenenal. It sounds amazing to, great resonance sweat trebbles and rich bases. Comes with beautiful tweed hardshell case.~From Rigel's first batch of mandolas based on the renowned R100 I had this one customised to a 10 string mandola or short cittern. As a fan of five course instruments I've always wanted to combine a mandolin and mandola in this way. Tuned CGDAE with a 16" (mandola) scale length you get both instruments in one. This gives you the melody playing of a mandolin and a mandola but with an added fifth the chords are much fuller. It can even be used to to acompany solo singing. And its a Rigel, Peter Mix suggested a nice tobbaco sunburst but I thought as its a fairly radical instrument a radical coulr was called for so I chose a dark emerald green. I have to admit I had my doubts and nearly changed my mind but it looks phenomenenal. It sounds amazing to, great resonance sweat trebbles and rich bases. Comes with beautiful tweed hardshell case.~C Rigel R200|85|~3329~3335~rigel_mandolin~
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Old Wave 10 string/cittern~This is my first cittern, possibly the only bluegrass cittern in the world?
I ordered this from the states and prayed that it would work, so many people having said the spread of string guages was not possible, when I arrived to pick it up my heart sank, it was in completely the wrong colour, fortunately everthing else was fine, though not as portable as I had hoped, still more so than a guitar. It has a 20 5/8" scale, spruce top and flamed maple back and sides. The sound is amazing, I played around with different strings and came to the conclusion that with octave stringing on the bottom two or three the bass is actually stronger, thats the way its sounds to me anyway.~This is my first cittern, possibly the only bluegrass cittern in the world?
I ordered this from the states and prayed that it would work, so many people having said the spread of string guages was not possible, when I arrived to pick it up my heart sank, it was in completely the wrong colour, fortunately everthing else was fine, though not as portable as I had hoped, still more so than a guitar. It has a 20 5/8" scale, spruce top and flamed maple back and sides. The sound is amazing, I played around with different strings and came to the conclusion that with octave stringing on the bottom two or three the bass is actually stronger, thats the way its sounds to me anyway.~C Old Wave Cittern|85|~3329~3340~rigel_mandolin~
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Monteleone Mandocello 10 string/cittern~Yes, this is by the John Monteleone of New York, made in 1989, serial No 144. It’s one of the finest looking instruments I've ever seen, its in a chestnut finish on beautifully flamed maple. Scale is 24 1/2", hand carved top and back, adjustable bridge and ebony tailpiece. Ironically it doesn't have a monteleone tailpiece, I'm having one made, I'm also thinking of having a Weber 'Brekke' bridge made. Tuned CGDAE, it also proves I'm not the first to think of this idea. It sounds very different to the equivelent Fylde with a more open singing sound and a wider neck.~Yes, this is by the John Monteleone of New York, made in 1989, serial No 144. It’s one of the finest looking instruments I've ever seen, its in a chestnut finish on beautifully flamed maple. Scale is 24 1/2", hand carved top and back, adjustable bridge and ebony tailpiece. Ironically it doesn't have a monteleone tailpiece, I'm having one made, I'm also thinking of having a Weber 'Brekke' bridge made. Tuned CGDAE, it also proves I'm not the first to think of this idea. It sounds very different to the equivelent Fylde with a more open singing sound and a wider neck.~C Monteleone Mandocello Cittern|85|~3329~3345~rigel_mandolin~
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