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	Mandola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Unlike a viola, the neck of a mandola is fretted and it is typically played with a plectrum (pick).
		Like the guitar, the mandola is a poorly sustaining instrument --- a note cannot be sustained for an arbitrary time as with a viola, although the technique known as tremolando (tremolo), a rapid alternation of the plectrum on a single pair of strings, allows the approximation of a long-sustained note.
		Mandolas are not uncommon in folk music and sometimes used in Irish traditional music, although far less often, in the latter case, than the octave mandola, Irish bouzouki, and modern cittern.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mandola (252 words)

	Mandola: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A mandola is a stringed (additional info and facts about stringed) musical instrument (Any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds).
		Unlike a viola, the neck of a mandola is fretted and it is typically played with a plectrum (A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument).
		Mandolas are commonly used in Irish music (additional info and facts about Irish music) and folk music (The traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/mandola.htm (236 words)

	MANDOLA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Each pair of strings is tuned in unison, and are a fifth apart from adjacent pairs, giving an identical tuning to a viola, a fifth lower than a mandolin.
		Similar instruments are the mandolin, the octave mandolin, and the mandocello, which is tuned an octave below the mandola.
		It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
	www.yotor.org /wiki/en/ma/Mandola.htm (127 words)

	Musica Viva: The Encyclopedia of Music
		Usually simply called mandola and occasionally incorrectly tenor mandola, the modern alto mandola is the big brother of the mandolin.
		Traditionally it had a fairly long scale (420-515 mm), but around 1900 Gibson introduced a mandola with a much shorter (380-402 mm) scale.
		For a while the short scale mandola was the dominating variant, but today the long scale version seems to regain popularity.
	www.musicaviva.com /encyclopedia/display.tpl?phrase=alto-mandola (251 words)

	Mel Bay's Mandolin Sessions® \| Seth Austen - Solar Mandola \| June 2005
		Mandolin, mandola, mandocello and mandobass are all tuned similarly to their violin family relatives.
		Mandola is the alto voice of the mandolin family.
		The mandola is traditionally tuned CGDA, a fifth lower than mandolin, and is the same tuning as used on tenor banjo, tenor guitar and viola.
	www.melbay.com /mandolinsessions/jun05/solar.html (522 words)

	Child Advocates, Inc.-Mobilizing volunteers to break the cycle of child abuse
		Mandola is currently working her fifth case as a volunteer court appointed advocate with Child Advocates, a position in which she serves as the vital communications link between the courts and the thousands of abused children in Harris County.
		Once appointed to a child's case by a Juvenile Court Judge, Mandola's role is to keep the court, and all parties involved, apprised of the child's situation.
		Mandola's belief in the mission of Child Advocates has carried over into other parts of the organization as well.
	www.childadvocates.org /mandola.htm (408 words)

	Encyclopedia: Mandola (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A plectrum (plural: plectra) is a device for plucking or strumming a stringed instrument.
		A mandola is a (Click link for more info and facts about stringed) stringed (Any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds) musical instrument.
		Mandolas are commonly used in (Click link for more info and facts about Irish music) Irish music and (The traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community) folk music.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mandola (901 words)

	The Session: Discussions - FCGC mandola tuning
		And when you Capo it at second fret, you'll be able to use the three lower courses as the three upper courses on the octave mandolin (DAE).
		So he simply tunes it a whole tone lower than his mandolin and as he uses GDAD for his mandolins as well as for his zouks, it ought to be FCGC for the mandola.
		Call it as you want, Tenor or Alto Mandola, but with a Capo on the second fret and with Mandolin Strings is very good, especially for me, coming from Bouzouki.
	www.thesession.org /discussions/display.php/3072 (549 words)

	Dervish discussion board: Brian's Mandola Tuning
		The mandola is tuned to CGDG, which is a varient of the bouzouki GDAD tuning.
		So Brian has these as the lower three strings on his mandola (capoed at the 2nd fret) for melodies, but also has a bouzouki tuning, which doesn't work so well for straight melody, for bouzouki style playing and bouzouki chords.
		His tuning and use of the mandola is brilliant because it gives you the range of both the mandolin and octave mandolin, but also lets you play in a bouzouki style that was pioneered by Donal Lunny.
	www.dervish.ie /discus/messages/75/114.html?1097803124 (266 words)

	Carrabba's Ads May Lose Johnny, Damian: From The Tampa Tribune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mandola said that after eight years or so of appearing in Carrabba's commercials and radio spots, he understands a desire to move on.
		Mandola's nephew, Carrabba, still has an ownership stake in two Carrabba's restaurants in Houston, he said.
		Mandola declined to reveal the figure and Outback executives could not be reached for clarification Wednesday afternoon.
	www.tampatrib.com /Business/MGBMDJSF4GE.html (443 words)

	Thomastik-Infeld Octave Mandola Flat Wound 45 cm Mittel, .015 - .049, 174M
		The sound of the Mandolin is clear, brilliant, not metallic and the construction helps in excellent form the Tremolo play by less resonance of the strings, which is well-defined for this instrument.
		The strings for the Mandola are tuned stronger and are particularly smooth and this construction provides for less internal movement.
		The strings for both instruments are easy in handling, have a long duration of life and [are] in perfect fifths.
	www.juststrings.com /toi-174.html (144 words)

	The generic brand Korean-made "Irish" octave mandolin
		There are also "generic brand" Korean-made mandolas and Irish bouzoukis that are virtually identical to the octave mandola except for the scale length.
		The Korean octave mandola is quite a decent low-priced instrument; a good design, made from good wood and built with a very stable production quality.
		No matter what name there is on the peghead, this is a decent beginner/intermediate octave mandola with a solid spruce top, solid maple back and sides, rosewood fingerboard, gloss finish and a slim, playable neck.
	www.mandolin-player.com /buyers-guide/octave-mandola/korean-octave-mandola.html (878 words)

	Mandolin / Mandola Construction
		The first question is "What's a mandola?" It's a stringed instrument in the mandolin family.
		A mandola is tuned a half octave lower than a mandolin.
		The mandola scale is 15 7/8" or about 15% longer.
	www3.telus.net /hillwalker/mandola.htm (1255 words)

	Mandola Man (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I had never heard of a Tenor Mandola prior to that time, but it seemed to me to have more possibilities than the octave mandolin that I sort of had in mind.
		Strictly speaking, Tenor is superfluous when describing a Mandola, a Mandola is the equivalent of a Viola in the fiddle family.
		The Mandola and the Mandocello are always tuned C-G-D-A, with the Mandocello being an octave lower.
	www.folkalpoint.org.uk /Features/Mandola_man.htm (933 words)

	Musica Viva: Buyer's Guide to Musical Instruments
		Italian-made octave mandola with a nice, mellow tone and a slightly longer scale than "the generic brand Korean-made 'Irish' octave mandola".
		At first sight octave mandola is very similar to the ones sold under dozens of different brand names and is probably built at the same factory as the others.
		Freshwater may also be the only luthier who considers the octave mandola and octave mandolin to be so different he offers them both - his octave madola has a 542 mm and the octave mandolin a 610 mm scale length.
	www.musicaviva.com /buyers-guide/catlist.tpl?instcategory=md8 (1873 words)

	Bouzouki Page: mandola, bazouki, cittern, octave mandolin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Octave Mandolas (also known as Octave Mandolins in America) are popular because of their suitability for Irish music, being tuned GDAE an octave below a Mandolin.
		The Mandola (or Tenor Mandola) is tuned as a Viola, CGDA
		Generally the mandolas are better at tunes, bouzoukis for accompanying, but this is not a strict rule.
	www.hobgoblin.com /bouzouki.htm (279 words)

	The generic brand Korean-made "Irish" mandola
		If so, the "generic brand Korean mandola" is usually the cheapest one in their catalogue.
		The Korean mandola is quite a decent low-priced instrument; a good design, made from good wood and built with a very stable production quality.
		No matter what name there is on the peghead, this is a decent beginner/intermediate mandola with a solid spruce top, solid maple back and sides, rosewood fingerboard, gloss finish and a slim, playable neck.
	www.mandolin-player.com /buyers-guide/mandola/korean-mandola.html (504 words)

	Nation's Restaurant News: … As Houston casual vet Mandola scores with own 'Pronto' tack
		Mark H. Brezinski, who worked with Mandola early in his career and now is a partner-developer for P.F. Chang's Pei Wei Asian Diner in the Dallas area and the Midwest, called Pronto Cucinino "an extension of [Mandola's] style.
		Mandola said he relied heavily on popular items at his other restaurants in developing the menu for Pronto Cucinino.
		Mandola anticipated doing wine and beer sales of $300 to $500 a day, and that figure now averages $600.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3190/is_15_39/ai_n13649016 (992 words)

	Musica Viva: The Mandolin Archive
		DADA-tuned mandola (or mandocello or tenor banjo) with GDAE-tuned instrument (mandolin, octave-mandolin, mandolin-banjo or Irish tuned tenor banjo).
		DADA-tuned mandola (or mandocello or tenor banjo) and tenor mandola ("octave mandolin").
		DADA-tuned mandola (or mandocello or tenor banjo) with octave mandolin.
	www.musicaviva.com /mandolin/list.tpl?no=1&inst=mnd (461 words)

	Nyberg Instruments : mandola
		The shorter scale of the mandola appeals to many who love the bouzouki.
		My mandolas are available in flat or carved tops.
		The long scale mandola has a deeper tone and the trad scale mandola is the typical sound with the more percussive mandolin-familiar tight response.
	www.guitarmaker.ca /mandola.html (217 words)

	The Session: Discussions - Mandola, Octave Mandolin, or Irish Bouzouki?
		Please discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages to an octave mandolin, an Irish bouzouki, or a mandola for a mandolin player who wants to add to his session instruments.
		Octave mandolin has a warmer but tcrisper sound as the fretboard is shorter and the strings are heavier for the same pitch.
		Mandolas are fun but the transposition can be a p[roblem Remember that you willl have to play on the lower strings to have any effect as its only the low c that is different to your mandolin.
	www.thesession.org /discussions/display.php/7214 (2286 words)

	Mondolas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Intended only for CGDA tuning, the tenor Mandola is wonderful for tunes alongside other instruments or solo.
		The traditional Mandola is equivalent to the orchestral Viola, tuned CDGA, and is often known as a “tenor” mandola.
		Sometimes known as an “Octave Mandola” but a more technically correct description would be an "Octave Mandolin".
	www.fyldeguitars.com /mandolas.html (271 words)

	Grisman's mandola stolen at Big Sky concert
		The mandola, similar to a mandolin, was custom made for Grisman.
		Cline said Grisman was dismayed at losing the mandola, which was one of his preferred instruments.
		A description of the mandola and its serial number have been distributed to local pawn shops.
	www.bozemandailychronicle.com /articles/2003/09/08/news/mandolabzbigs.txt (352 words)

	Mandola: On Learning to Play
		The mandola seems natural as its tuning/fingering are familiar while the scale is shorter (which my short fingers might appreciate!); yet, the scale of an octave is closer to what I'm used to but its GDAE tuning would require learning new, though related, inversions (not necessarily a bad thing, just a less smooth transition).
		Yes...the mandola parallels the viola in relative scale length and tonal range...
		The mandola is tuned the same as a viola: C G D A...the mandolin family instrument that parallels the cello would be the mandocello.
	www.folkofthewood.com /page4377.htm (1535 words)

	Introduction to the Mandola Mandolin Instructional DVD Lessons
		Since the mandola is tuned one fifth lower than mandolin, the DVD also explains that every mandolin player can easily adapt to the new inversions be learning to transpose chords.
		Just a quick note to tell you how much I enjoyed your video "An Introduction to the Mandola." Having played mandolin for several years, I wanted to extend my musical range and thought the mandola would be a logical, worthwhile pursuit.
		This approach to your Mandola sounds great when playing unaccompanied...and can also be used effectively for back-up and lead.
	www.wisdomofthewood.com /page30.htm (861 words)

	Grisman's missing mandola shows up in UPS delivery
		David Grisman's custom-built mandola disappeared from backstage while Grisman was signing autographs after his quintet performed Saturday night at the Pavilion.
		News of the mandola theft had quickly circulated, not just in the Bozeman and Big Sky area, but around the world in Internet chat rooms such as Mandolin Cafe.
		Having the mandola disappear here, where people love to hear live music, also could have given the community something of a fl eye among performers, Porter said.
	www.bozemandailychronicle.com /articles/2003/09/13/news/02mandolabzbigs.txt (447 words)

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