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UILLEANN PIPES

   
Definition: type of bellows-blown bagpipe known in Scotland, Ireland and Northern England from 18th century when it was known as Union Pipes. Has a conical chanter which has a two octave range, 3 drones, and 3 keyed chanters known as regulators.
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Carvalho Root Octave Mandolin, Solid Spruce


Solid walnut back and sides with maple binding. Wooden soundhole and armrest

Item ID: GR32209   Model No: ROOT   
    Product Features
  • Sycamore maple neck. A flat walnut fingerboard with a zero fret. Solid sycamore maple headstock with gold plated machine heads and pearloid buttons
  • Wooden bridge and bone top nut. Simple style tailpiece with endpin. With truss rod.
  • Made in Europe with European woods
    Product Specifications
  • String gauges: .014/.022w/.032w/.044w
  • Nut width: 39mm
  • Width at 12th fret: 47mm
  • Scale length: 565mm
  • Max body depth: 76mm
  • Body width: 348mm
  • No Frets: 17
  • Body length: 398mm: Overall Length: 832mm
  • Made in: Portugal
  • Model Number: ROOT
New Line. Added to catalogue 
21/11/24 - New Line. Added to catalogue 21/11/24
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Octave Mandolas Information


The Mandola (the big brother of the Mandolin), has 8 strings in 4 pairs, tuned in 5ths. The Mandola retains the high-tension stringing but allows lower parts to be played. The Tenor Mandola (or Mandola) is tuned as a Viola, CGDA, one fifth below a mandolin. Octave Mandolas (also known as Octave Mandolins in America) are popular because of their suitability for Acoustic and Celtic music, being tuned GDAE, an octave below a Mandolin. Because the Octave Mandola neck is shorter than a Bouzouki it is ...read the full article
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