The tune I play is Shove that pig's foot a little further in the fire, which I have a lesson for. Thanks to those who asked!

@goatphilososphy

5 жыл бұрын

:)

@westminsterabbey.6916

3 жыл бұрын

Now that's a title

@chandraiyer1710

3 жыл бұрын

What a barbaric song title

@robertportwood2036

2 жыл бұрын

@@goatphilososphy ⁰⁰000⁰0

@Fuzzybeanerizer

2 жыл бұрын

Were any pigs harmed in the filming of this?

Your accent is reassuring me that you know your mandolins

@carlinparkin176

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, he's got a good name for it too. Baron Collins Hill sounds like a guy who knows mandolins

@stansmith4054

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the mandolin actually came from Italy, shouldn't he have an Italian accent then?

@nickbarrow2805

2 жыл бұрын

@@stansmith4054 it is often used in Bluegrass music, a Southern US genre. Popular in West Virginia.

@venomlink2033

Жыл бұрын

@@nickbarrow2805 And Kentucky/Tennessee

@braillynn4903

Жыл бұрын

😂

Great sounding audio - as a studio engineer / mastering tech., I can attest that most musicians posting on YT have distressingly bad sound. Your attention to this detail makes for a pleasant viewing / listening experience. Bleikr Sound has a Trinity College octave mandolin in studio and we love it.

@MandoLessons

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I am always trying to improve!

that merge from one to the other was so useful to compare them. And you hit exactly the same tempo on each playing. Pretty good!

DANGIT I want them all now

The octave mandolin, I love it's sound and look

I'm in the process of building an octave mandolin, but using an enameled bedpan for a resonator instead of the wooden body. I might call it a "Poozouki". The four string guitars I've built like this dont sound crappy...

@natvan5869

5 жыл бұрын

I love your idea man so rad When I finish my current project I'll be stealing your idea if you don't mind?

@TS-bv2eb

5 жыл бұрын

@@natvan5869 , I got the idea for the bedpan guitar from a picture in a book in the first place, go for it

@rongusta11

5 жыл бұрын

Poo.. teehee

@Loreman72

5 жыл бұрын

Now you're talking sh*t!

@danielredman9475

4 жыл бұрын

shitar?

Brief, to the point presentation, cleverly illustrated through the short tune and alternating instruments towards the end. Thank you.

Such Happy tunes! LOVE it!

Very nice video, Baron. And I love the editing during the demo section. Really did a great job showing the diversity of sound of each instrument.

Wish we could get a video of him playing the trombone in the back, as someone who plays both mandolin and trombone, it's cool to see one in a mandolin video.

@stepno

3 жыл бұрын

Have you discovered Wallach & Buttery "not your usual mandolin tuba duo"? kzread.info/head/OLAK5uy_m7_HbFY8i950vhx8UWoC4y-BZsOCmCg-U

@salmiakki_

3 жыл бұрын

@@stepno I'll check it out, thanks!

What a great way to show the difference between the three! Using them all within the same tune like that makes it so much easier to compare the sound. Thank you!

I love this! It’s like when I was in grade 7 deciding if I wanted alto, tenor, or baritone sax! These are all such beautiful instruments!

You answered my question about the Mandocello right at the very end. Glad I kept watching. I wondered if it was the same as the Octave Mandolin. Now I know it's not. Thanks!

Very clear and useful. I play all three and it is good to hear the basic differences explained and demonstrated. Thanks!

Great comparison! I've been meaning to add these sounds to some of my new songs. Thanks

Thanks for this info! Very helpful for me, as I’m trying to learn about the mandolin and it’s variants for the first time.

I love my bass guitar but something about hearing and playing the mandolin puts a big ol smile on my face.

And the mandocello is tuned one octave below the mandola and it is an octave variation of a standard mandola (cgda tuning) where the octave mandolin is the octave variation of a standard mandolin (gdae tuning).

@ised-5239

5 жыл бұрын

Thus mandocello can be also referred as octave mandola.

@wantagehoward

3 жыл бұрын

@@ised-5239 In the UK the term Octave Mandola is used for the Octave Mandolin. I’m in the UK but use the term Octave Mandolin as it makes more sense to me.

I recently bought a super cheap mandolin (to take camping and see if it’s something I want to continue or not). But as a 40+ year classical violist, I find myself playing on the wrong string frequently. If I stick with this, my upgrade will be a mandola.

@JJ_TheGreat

6 ай бұрын

Makes sense, as the mandola has the same tuning as the viola! 😀

I have subscribed for years. Thanks for what you do. I really like the new camera.

Very cool demo. Thanks for the tutorial. I appreciate your instructional work.

WoW! I was considering learning how to play an octave mandolin and fell into this treasure trove of a youtube page! Thank you for all the goodies.

Really nice and concise comparison. Great side-by-sides. I have a mandolin and a mandocello. The octave looks like a stretch, but the 'cello is such a different beast altogether, it's a hard comparison.

This was very informative. I was planning on buying an Octave Mandolin and now I'm set. Thank you so much.

Absolutely great video! So well thought out and presented. I LEARNED, thank you.

Great video! Love the comparison of the 3 instruments.

Bought a used mandolin yesterday and here I am! Many thanks sir.

fantastic the way you fit them together. Really useful!

Great Presentation 👏 I took my Mandola and substituted the Second string in the last 2 C G strings and used lower numbered size ones tuned them a whole octave higher...kinda like a 12 string guitar ...the sounds are sweet and it opens up to much more improvising and classical values.

That was very informative, thanks so much for the explanation and demonstration!

I appreciated how brief and concise this video was! I became interested in mandolin after I learned I could play violin tunes on it (I’m having trouble playing my violin because I have shoulder issues now) but I was curious to know the differences. Thanks!

Ahh love the mandolin! I want something more resonant but at the same time I just really feel the mandolin. Great video, thank you!

Great video as always! I was getting the mandola confused with the octave mando. You rock

Such a. Brilliantly put together video, thank you!!!

Very well done. I’d like an octave but I need to play my mando much much more. Thanks for this review!

Thank you! This was really helpful in helping me decide which to get. All are lovely. Hopefully one day I can get them all

Great video. Thanks

Super informative and awesome presentation thanks for sharing

That was a very helpful demo, thanks!

Excellent video! Thanks for that.

Love this one I like to see a guy use all three plying three parts as in melody harmony and rhythm each its own part but all keeping time in the same song

Excellent Presentation and Style.

Great presentation. Thank you

Nice - I was curious about the mandola - I like the sound a lot

I’ve owned a bowlback mando (Am/Con) for over 50 years and never played it. But the time has come (because time is running out), and it was nice to find your site. I’ll likely get a better instrument as I learn more about the mandolin; I like the Elderly package you recommended, but it is currently unavailable. Thanks for your work. Subscribed.

Wow you have 3 lutes, what an impressive collection 👏 👌

Nice video! Ny friend is building a mandocello....it's quite the beast!

I think having all three playing at once would provide one heck of a rich sound.

The Mandolin is used very much in Cretan traditional music search it

Thank you for this intro! My re-introduction to music was when I had the random idea of playing the ukulele my dad bought in Hawaii (I started with violin when I was in gradeschool but didnt pursue it). It helped me realize I could play and opened the musical doors for me but I don't like gCEA. It's not the sound I want except if I play classical music. I did a video test on my channel on mandolin tunings for uke and though I love it---it's really not the same having an actual mandolin/mandola. The test where you played all 3 of them together was immensely helpful! Really gives you insight as to where each of these variants come in. I'm attracted to mostly the mandolin and octave mando. The mandola, I'm kinda 'eh' on as it sounds similar to ukulele tuning. Gotta save up for the mandolin and octave mando!

@JJ_TheGreat

6 ай бұрын

Huh? The tuning for the mandola is a continuation of that for the mandolin (based on the circle of fifths), which is the same tunings as the violin and viola!

Lovely vid and playing! You should do a video review for the Eastman octave mandolin! You always have really great insights on instruments, and there isn't a good review of it on youtube.

Way cool man,thank you for the video,i like the octave mandolin,you play very well.

Very helpful video (nice editing!). I've played mandolin for years and lately been considering mandola or the octave mandolin. No stores close to where I live to try them and I hesitate to order online. Headed to your website now to check out lessons. Thanks!

Out of the 3 to my ear, the Collings mandola easily sounds loudest. Maybe just my ear? Man, it's great you thought to do this. GREAT editing!

A very helpful video, thank you!

Thanks for the lesson!

Very nice playing!

Excellent, very well done!

Nice shout out to the Mandocello and Mandobass. :-)

Thanks ...great help as i was thinking of buying an octave mandolin .. :)

A great great demo !! Thanks

I have a flatback bouzouki that I bought over 30 years ago and learnt with GDAE tuning. The Celtic GDAD tuning seems to have come in later. GDAE sounds great on a Bouzouki but the fretboard is a bit of a stretch (I only really play chords - haven't a lot of time to learn to read music and I find tablature confusing). I recently built a small 3 course mandolin variant based on an 11.5 inch neck. It sounds great but is very quiet. I'm working a lot with 3 course and DAE tuning because the chord shapes are less demanding, which makes playing easier for learners. My next mandolin family build will be a three course octave mandolin.

You just turned me on to this instrument going out to buy one today! subscribing.

Beautiful tune

Great video! Simple explanation and introduction to all three instruments. I've been playing the mandolin for 2 years now and I've really been interested in the octave mandolin, but they're very difficult to find in stores (to try one out to see how it feels/sounds) on the East Coast (specifically the north part of the East Coast where I live). If I'm not mistaken, you have an Eastman octave mandolin in the video, correct? I've been eyeing that one for a while and I think I might just buy it.

Great video. Been looking for another instrument to learn. This (Octave mandolin) covers my acoustic guitar, and violin playing (GDAE strings).

It's 2023 and me likey. 🖖🏾

Nice demo!

Lovely tune.

Surprisingly...your MANDOLA sounded the best!

Love all three

Hey Baron, what are your opinions on the Eastman Octave Mandolin? I have a Gold Tone om800+ at the moment but it's not really doing it for me.

Well done! thanks

WOW thanks for this video! Now I have an excuse to buy more stringed instruments! :) I love the octave one and the lower one both.

I strung a mandola like a bouzouki with 3 octaved courses, and tuned it like an octave mandolin. I call it a jambo.

thanks, I might take an Octave Mandolin lesson one of these days

Thank you, this was very helpful pal

I want them all!

So Helpful! thank you

Is it easier to make a chord on regular mando or octave? That octave is beautiful. Thanks for showing us those choices.

Just found the channel. Do you play any Bluegrass like some David Grisman in Old and In the Way? I play professional 5 string banjo from Bela Fleck to Earl Scruggs as well as older melodies, but Jerry Garcia just happens to be a favorite due to a particular picking method regardless of tempo. For the loss of his middle finger, using his ring finger instead for the first D string on the banjo, Vassar Clemens the fiddler, talked of how Jerry scared the band and barely made it to repeat patterns and bridges, yet somehow always got there on time in an interestingly well space-timed picking trip, a trip that is noticed by many banjo players. As a former instrument collector and a multi-instrumental music player, (pro-fluent in just banjo however) I sold several pieces wanting to hone in on what I do best and wanting to get back to a regular mandolin. I'd sure enjoy hearing some of David's work on Old and In the Way if you know any. I'll check out what you have since I just found your site.

Very informative thankyou.

Been thinking of getting a tenor guitar in the C tuning of the mandola/viola and, other than obvious tone differences, do you think they overlap much? Noticed the octave mandolin seem closer in fret spacing and tenor guitars can be tuned down to its G tuning, so would those two have more of a crossover in techniques?

Man Ellis should give you a sponsorship. I don't think anyone's instrument is heard as much as yours

Very good demo, thanks. Oh, what if you ran all three clips at the same time as a split screen deal? That would be interesting to hear all three . And just to complicated things, add the tenor guitar to the mix.

Thanks for the education on that Baron. What make of mandolin are you using there - it sounds nice. It can be hard to find one that appeals to your ear. And shops in Ireland only have about 2 or three in a music shop. So you're left with buying one online without having held it and got the feel of it (even if it sounds good on youtube). Maybe a video on how to buy a good quality mandolin would be helpful. Thanks

Thank you very much 😊

I have a (very beautiful) Weber Gallatin octave that is really great for accompaniment and just playing on it's own. Mine is a 22" fret board and I've found that I wish I'd gotten the 20" because using them in the store, occasionally, they are MUCH easier to play than the 22" I have. That said, I do love to have it. I've also found that mandola just doesn't seem to have the depth to really be a great accompaniment instrument IMO so my original idea of trading in my mandolin and octave for a mandola has never really panned out.

I play the octave, mandola, and mandocello. I have wondered about picks for them? Do you use the same one or different ones for different instruments?

great video

Hey I know this is an old video but if you don’t see this and can’t answer then hopefully someone else can. I am choosing between a Mandolin and a Mandola and it’s strictly to play solo. I’m just wondering which would sound better for folk music (Irish style too), bluegrass, and compliments a deeper singing voice better? I’m a pretty good singer at lower-mid vocal ranges but just can’t do high notes with my voice and I feel like some instruments compliment this better than others. Any help would be great thanks.

Which one do you suggest, just to play around at home with some medieval tunes?

I love the tone of your Mandola. Can it be tuned like a Mandolin without damaging the instrument? Would it require a different setup?

Mando lessons: This is the way!

That's great Where can i buy a mandola like this yours?

And the mandola can also referred as contralto mandola and tenor mandola can be referred to both regular mandola and a mandocello.

nice to listen to you.

Absolutely love the octave mando...can't find one as a beginner.

@Tom-bm7mm

5 жыл бұрын

Me too. I had a look on the Internet. I can't find one for less than 700 dollars.

@ShayanGivehchian

5 жыл бұрын

Contact Kieran Moloney from MoloneyMusic in Ireland. They carry APC octave mandolins which are descent instruments for the price. Very helpful fellow too

@TheAnonymousPunter

5 жыл бұрын

Check for ashbury octave mandolins on Amazon. That’s where I got mine and it’s the job.

@Loreman72

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheAnonymousPunter I've had a go on one on Hobgoblin Music, it's the bomb! Not too good for low-key harmony, but very pretty for melody!

@TheAnonymousPunter

5 жыл бұрын

@@Loreman72 Yea It's nice, and really good value for the money.

Are there any affordable Mandola’s? I have dexterity issues and the mandolin is just to small to play

@Tim_p.

4 жыл бұрын

Eastman makes one at about the $800 mark

@gavinw5469

2 жыл бұрын

Try a wide nut mandolin.