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Permalink Reply by Tony Ink on January 3, 2011 at 4:58pm

Don, I've been a digging around some and it seems there are quite a few scales to chose from. I do agree that the scale seems to be around 20" to 22". He seems to be a husky lad and doesn't seem to be (overshadowing)the instrument for the lack of a better term. I'll have to pick a # between 20" and 25" and go with the flow. I guess thats a part of the no rules apply when building these instruments (another forum discussion)  I'll check out the link also! Thanks again ---INK

Don Thompson said:

I found this quoted info: mandola." Its scale length is typically about 16.5 inches (420 mm). It is normally tuned like a viola: C-G-D-A. The octave mandolin (US and Canada), termed the octave mandola in Britain and Ireland and mandola in continental Europe, which is tuned an octave below the mandolin. Its scale length is typically about 20 inches (500 mm), although instruments with scales as short as 17 inches (430 mm) or as long as 21 inches (530 mm) are not unknown. In the vid. his chording is certainly mandolin style and I would guess it's very close to 20". seems longer than 16\http://www.elderly.com/accessories/cats/STMA.html for string sets.

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Permalink Reply by Leroy Beal on January 3, 2011 at 5:09pm

OK, one more 8 string guitar. This is my BIG BOY GUITAR. It's an 8 string baritone Octar guitar. It has a 28.5" scale length. and the low B string is a .070 double bronze wound! It's like using piano wires.

 

http://www.leroybeal.net/guitars/acoustic/barioctar/index.html

 

 

 

Leroy

 

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