The Thomas Buchanan ...octave mandola or octave mandolin as it is sometimes called in the U.S and Canada, are both terms to describe this instrument.

The octave mandola is tuned G D A E from the low strings to the high.

The octave mandola is tuned one octave below the mandolin. It is a favourite with Irish tenor banjo and mandolin players that can adopt the same G D A E fingering for playing chords and tunes. It is an excellent session instrument for chord work or solo tune playing.

This hand built 'Buchanan' instrument has a scale length of 500mm making it one of the shortest in the market.

Build Specifications:-

• Solid Spruce top
• Solid walnut back & Sides
• Rosewood fingerboard
• Rosewood and maple body binding
• Closed plate 'Mini' Gotoh tuners
• Octave Mandola Scale Length 500mm
• Nut Width 34mm
• Width at 12th Fret 42mm
• Scale length 500mm 
• Total Length 850mm
• Body Depth 100mm
• Body Width 335mm
• Fitted with a set of eight precision geared, closed plate 'Gotoh' Mini tuners