Mandolin - A mandolin is a stringed musical instrument. The number and type of strings found on mandolins has varied over time and place. Today, the predominant configuration is that of the Neapolitan mandolin, with four courses of metal strings. Each pair of strings is tuned in unison, and are a fifth apart from adjacent pairs, giving an identical tuning to a violin (G-D-A-E low-to-high). Unlike a violin, the fingerboard of a mandolin is fretted and it is typically played with a flat pick (a plectrum).
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At 4 1/4" v 5 1/2" size, this mini book on learning the mandolin fingerboard will finally get the names of the pesky notes under control.
Beyond knowing the names of the open strings most mandolin players find it hard to learn the whole fingerboard.
If your goal is to finally learn the names of the notes on the mandolin fingerboard. Then "Learning the Mandolin Fingerboard" is your answer. "Learning the Mandolin Fingerboard" has a step by step approach to finally mastering the mandolin fingerboard.
More info, samples, table of contents, audio, video and more...
ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-042-3 Published: March 2010 Pages 14
( from listing's site ) - Doc's Stringed Instruments is a proverbial "one man show". By nature somewhat a recluse, the concept of building instruments by the thousands in a factory employing dozens of workers is simply foreign to me. My desire is to build each instrument myself, by hand, to the best of my ability. Plain and simple.
Building guitars, mandolins and recently dulcimers. Starting in the heart of America, that jazz town, the fertile crescent of jazz- Kansas City, Missouri. Now located in the home of Texas Swing. Amarillo, Texas where hand building of instruments of fine quality thrives.
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High Desert Guitar Works and High Desert Mandolins
High Desert Mandolins
20821 Penny Lane
Bend, Oregon 97701
541.318.5140
(from their site )My name is Jason Chinchen. I'm 31 years old and a Canadian-born native of the Northwest. A lifetime of interests in art, design and woodworking have led me to this craft. After a tenure at Breedlove Guitar Company building both guitars and mandolins I collected the knowledge necessary to strike out on my own. I strive to create beautiful instruments of lasting quality.
Andy Powers
Andy Powers Musical Instrument Co.
2264 Fire Mountain Dr.
Oceanside, CA 92054
760-433-5413
(from Andy Powers's site) - Andy Powers grew up in a music-loving family in Oceanside, California. At the age of five Andy, the son of a carpenter and his artist wife, had his first workbench and shortly thereafter began playing piano. Andy took up playing the guitar when he was eight. In a house where musical instruments, tools and wood were all readily available, curiosity got the better of him and he began his first attempts at building guitars before the age of ten. With design and sound refinement the instruments began to improve tremendously, and Andy began selling the instruments to customers while he was still a teenager. Having been encouraged by his parents to pursue the arts, he began to explore the world of traditional inlayed art, using his instruments as a canvas.
Roberts Luthiery - Robert Mizek
1141 Valley View Drive
Downers Grove, IL 60516
630 204-3990
( from listing's site ) - Roberts Luthiery is dedicated to the design and construction of Premium Quality Custom Flat-top, Archtop, and Resonator Guitars as well as mandolins, ukeleles and banjos. Using only the best materials, time-tested methods, and state of the art design, Roberts can create your dream acoustic stringed instrument.
At 4 1/4" v 5 1/2" size, this mini book on learning the mandolin fingerboard will finally get the names of the pesky notes under control.
Beyond knowing the names of the open strings most mandolin players find it hard to learn the whole fingerboard.
If your goal is to finally learn the names of the notes on the mandolin fingerboard. Then "Learning the Mandolin Fingerboard" is your answer. "Learning the Mandolin Fingerboard" has a step by step approach to finally mastering the mandolin fingerboard.
More info, samples, table of contents, audio, video and more...
ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-042-3 Published: March 2010 Pages 14
| Fretboard Roadmaps - Mandolin (The Essential Patterns That All the Pros Know and Use) Written by Bob Applebaum, Fred Sokolow. Instructional Book & CD Package for mandolin. With chord names, fingerings, easy notation, chord diagrams, tablature, illustrations, instructional text and musical examples. Series: Fretboard Roadmaps. 61 pages. Published by Hal Leonard. (HL.695357) See more info... |
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101 Red Hot Bluegrass Mandolin Licks and Solos Written by Larry McCabe. Instructional book and examples CD for mandolin. With introductory text, standard notation, mandolin tablature and chord names. 45 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (MB.99446BCD) See more info... |
| Bill Monroe: 16 Gems Performed by Bill Monroe. Mandolin tablature songbook for mandolin and voice. With mandolin tablature, standard notation, chord names, vocal melody, lyrics and mandolin chord diagrams. 48 pages. Published by Hal Leonard. (HL.690310) See more info... |
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Easiest Mandolin Book By William Bay. For mandolin. Songbook. Easiest. All styles. Level: Beginning. Book. Size 8.75x11.75. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (94833) See more info... |
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J. S. Bach for Mandolin By J. S. Bach; and Robert Bancalari. For mandolin. Solos. Baroque. Level: Intermediate. Book/CD Set. Size 8.75x11.75. 104 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (95770BCD) See more info... |
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Mandolin Scales & Studies By Ray Bell. For mandolin. Technic. All styles. Level: Multiple Levels. Book. Size 8.75x11.75. 152 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (95542) See more info... |
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Beginning Mandolin Solos By William Bay and Frank Zucco. For mandolin. Solos. Beginning Series. All Styles. Level: Beginning. Book/CD Set. Size 8.75x11.75. 44 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (94884BCD) See more info... |
| Chris Thile: Essential Techniques for Mandolin Performed by Chris Thile. Instructional video (DVD) for mandolin. Series: Homespun Tapes. Published by Hal Leonard. (HL.641545) See more info... |
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Monroe Instrumentals (25 Bill Monroe Favorites) Transcribed by Todd Collins. Instrumental solo book for fiddle and mandolin. With standard notation, mandolin tablature and chord names. 104 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc.. (MB.99962) See more info... |
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The Mandolin Chord Book Compiled by James Major. Reference book for mandolin. With chord names and mandolin chord diagrams. 41 pages. Published by Amsco. (MS.AM34729) See more info... |
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Celtic Mandolin Encyclopedia By Robert Bancalari. For Mandolin. Solos. Encyclopedia. Celtic/Irish. Level: Beginning-Intermediate. Book. Size 8.75x11.75. 144 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (98197) See more info... |
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Complete Mandolin Method By Mel Bay. For mandolin. Methods. Complete. All Styles. Level: Multiple Levels. Book. Size 8.75x11.75. 96 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (93221) See more info... |
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Mandolin Crosspicking Technique By Mickey Cochran. For mandolin. Technic. Bluegrass & Country. Level: Intermediate-Advanced. Book. Size 8.75x11.75. 128 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (96613) See more info... |
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Brazilian Mandolin By Flavio Henrique Medeiros and Carlos Almada. For Mandolin. Solos. Brazilian. Level: Beginning-Intermediate. Book/CD Set. Size 8.75x11.75. 104 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (99174BCD) See more info... |
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Fiddle Tunes & Irish Music for Mandolin By Dan Gelo. For mandolin. Solos. Celtic/Irish. Level: Intermediate. Book/CD Set. Size 8.75x11.75. 92 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (93732BCD) See more info... |
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Deluxe Encyclopedia of Mandolin Chords By John Baxter. For mandolin. Chord book. Encyclopedia. All Styles. Level: Beginning. Book. Size 8.75x11.75. 72 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (98354) See more info... |
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Tone Poems for Mandolin By David Grisman and Tony Rice. For mandolin. Transcribed solos. Acoustic Disc Records. Acoustic Music. Level: Intermediate-Advanced. Book. Size 8.75x11.75. 64 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (95749) See more info... |