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It is similar in general appearance to a mandolin, but is much larger, usually having a scale length of about 25 inches (65 cm), which is similar to that of a guitar. The mandocello has four courses of strings, tuned C'/C G/G d/d a/a, where the a is a minor third below middle C. Because of the heavy gauge of the lowest course, it is common for mandocello players to remove one of the strings of the "C" course to prevent rattling which can occur while playing from contact between the two thick strings. The mandocello is played with a plectrum and is fretted, typically having 23 frets and the pear-shaped body usually allows easy access to the 20th fret, giving the mandocello a range from two octaves below middle C to the F an octave and a perfect fourth above middle C. An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... A minor third is the smaller of two commonly occurring musical intervals compounded of two steps of the diatonic scale. ... In Western music, the expression middle C refers to the note C or Do located exactly between the two staves of the grand staff, quoted as C4 in note-octave notation (also known as scientific pitch notation). ... The neck of a guitar showing the first four frets. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In Western music, the expression middle C refers to the note C or Do located exactly between the two staves of the grand staff, quoted as C4 in note-octave notation (also known as scientific pitch notation). ... The perfect fourth or diatessaron, abbreviated P4, is one of two musical intervals that span four diatonic scale degrees; the other being the augmented fourth, which is one semitone larger. ...

The mandocello is chiefly used in mandolin orchestras and, in modern times, in small mandolin quartets, where it can provide both a rich melodic and a bass role. It is occasionally used in modern folk music, though its lower range means it does not produce as bright or as twangy a sound as the mandolin or mandola. This article is about the musical instrument. ... mandola A mandola (US and Canada) or tenor mandola (Europe, Ireland, and UK) is a stringed musical instrument. ...

One of the most highly respected players of mandocello in America is Stanley Greenthal a specialist in the music of Brittany and an instructor at Zouk Fest. Steve Knightley of the English folk-rock band Show of Hands is also well-known for playing it. Steve Knightley (born 1954 in Southampton, Hampshire) is a singer-songwriter and one half of English acoustic roots duo Show Of Hands. ... Phil Beer and Steve Knightley Show Of Hands are an English acoustic roots duo comprised of singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. ...

Rick Nielsen of the band Cheap Trick has a guitar collection that includes electric mandocellos custom made by Hamer Guitars. These were used in the song Mandocello, released on the band's eponymous album. This song was later covered by Concrete Blonde and released on their album Still in Hollywood. Richard Nielsen (born December 22, 1946 in Rockford, Illinois) is the lead guitarist and primary songwriter of the rock band Cheap Trick. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hamer Guitars is a guitar manufacturing company founded by Jol Dantzig and business partner Paul Hamer in 1973. ... Cheap Trick is an album that was released in 1977 by the American rock and roll band Cheap Trick. ... Concrete Blonde is a former American alternative rock band. ... Still in Hollywood is a collection of rare and unreleased material from Concrete Blonde. ...

Richie Sambora, lead guitarist with American band Bon Jovi used a mandocello on the song Lay Your Hands on Me on the band's album of acousticly reworked songs, This Left Feels Right. Bon Jovi is a hard rock band originating from Sayreville, New Jersey. ... Lay Your Hands On Me is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. ... This Left Feels Right is Bon Jovis 2nd greatest hits album. ...

The instrument is also, though rarely, referred to as a mandolincello or mandoloncello.

Chord dictionaries and instructional guides

• Richards, Tobe A. (2006). The Mandocello Chord Bible: CGDA Standard Tuning 1,728 Chords. United Kingdom: Cabot Books. ISBN 0955394430.  — A comprehensive instructional guide.

• Loesberg, John (1989). Chords for Mandolin, Irish Banjo, Bouzouki, Tenor Mandola, Mandocello. Rep. of Ireland: Random House. ISBN 0-946005-47-8.  — A chord book featuring 20 pages of popular chords.

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