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Prob about to cause another shitstorm thread with lots of name calling and fists flying! lol ;-)

Question is I an a tiny bit familiar with mandolin and its tuning but I recently came across an intrument called a BOUZOUKI which if im correct is similiar tuning but not as high in pitch! In not huge fan of high pitch!

So has anyone built a cbg version and used that tuning?

If so how did you find the tuning?

Do single notes sound a little closer to chords as you have two fist and last note of 151 tuning?

Apologies in advance for any bar fights about to incur!

As always thanks guys!!

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Permalink Reply by Will King on March 31, 2015 at 3:46am

Here is a pic of what was intended to be a 4 string, 21 inch SL, Tenor Banjo with a 10 inch round cookie can and when the can vibrated too much, I put this big cigar box on. It's now a Octave Mandolin tuned GDEA, one octave below a mandolin.

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