Octave Mandolas
Excellent All Solid Octave Mandola with ornamental soundhole design, rosewood fingerboard,slotted headstock and rear facing geared tuners.
Ozark Celtic model Octave Mandola with Solid Spruce Top and Solid Mahogany Back and Sides. Supplied in quality padded gigbag.
Individually hand-crafted using time-honored methods & premium hand-carved all solid tonewoods with solid Spruce top, solid Maple back & sides. Ebony fingerboard & adjustable ebony bridge. A-style body with F-holes for warm, ringing tones & excellent sound projection. Tuned GDAE and supplied in a deluxe Eastman gig bag. See below for details
Ozark Celtic model Octave Mandola with Solid Spruce Top and Solid Mahogany Back and Sides. Fitted with a factory fitted pickup with built in volume and tone controls. Supplied in quality padded gig bag.
A brilliant sounding Hawaiian Koa octave mandola from the excellent British luthier Thomas Buchanan. Finely appointed 'Flat Top' instrument with solid Hawaiian Koa back and sides and a solid european sitka spruce soundboard. Also features a rosewood headstock faceplate and maple body binding. Please see below for more details
- Pickup fitted
- Supplied with gig bag
- Zero Glide Nut
- Archtop design
Electro-Acoustic Octave Mandolin from Gold Tone with solid spruce top and mahogany back and sides. Tuned one octave lower than a standard mandolin, the Gold Tone OM-800+ has a low action and a thin neck for rapid playing. Hard case included.
A brilliant sounding Birds eye maple octave mandola from the excellent British luthier Thomas Buchanan. Finely appointed 'Flat Top' instrument with solid birds eye maple back and sides and a solid european sitka spruce soundboard. Also features a rosewood headstock faceplate and maple body binding. Please see below for more details
Handmade in the UK by luthier Tom Buchanan, this Octave Mandola features a Solid Cedar Top and beautiful Solid Koa Back and Sides. Buchanan octave mandolas are double strung as standard.
Tuning on an octave mandola is similar to a mandolin but an octave lower: GG-DD-AA-EE.
- Hand made in the UK
- Hand crafted
- Supplied with Hard Case
Big sound and a superb action!! Handmade in 2001 in all solid timbers, Oakwood Wide Bodied Octave Mandolin. Featuring a spruce top and a figured sycamore back and sides. Note there are 2 cracks on the top of the instrument that have been repaired many years ago and dont affect the playability the instrument. Supplied with a hard case - Commission Sale
- Pickup fitted
- Lightweight
Excellent All Solid Octave Mandola with ornamental soundhole design, rosewood fingerboard,slotted headstock and rear facing geared tuners. Fitted with a stick up bug pickup. Pre-amp recommended to shape and enhance the tone further.
Individually hand-crafted using time-honored methods & premium hand-carved all solid tonewoods with solid Spruce top, solid Maple back & sides. Ebony fingerboard & adjustable ebony bridge. A-style body with F-holes for warm, ringing tones & excellent sound projection. Tuned GDAE and supplied in a deluxe Eastman hard case. See below for details.
- Gold hardware finish
- Gloss Finish
- Hand crafted
- Hand made in the UK
A brilliant sounding Hawaiian Koa octave mandola from the excellent British luthier Thomas Buchanan. Finely appointed 'Flat Top' instrument with solid Hawaiian Koa back and sides and a solid european sitka spruce soundboard. Also features a rosewood headstock faceplate and maple body binding.
This model features a beautifully patterned rosette, golden Gotoh closed side tuners and amber tuning pegs.
Please see below for more details
Octave mandolas at Eagle Music Shop, models from Davidson, Erin, Ozark. The mandola has four double courses for a total of eight strings.
The instrument is tuned in fifths, to the pitches of the viola (C-G-D-A low-to-high), a fifth lower than a mandolin; the courses are tuned in octaves.