OB8 Octave

My most popular model, the OB gives a good all round option for both melody and backup. The body is big enough to give the instrument a good rich sound yet bright enough for tunes too.

I make two different models of the Octave Mandolin each of which has slightly different characteristics. I use a 22" scale length, being a short, playable scale, yet using readily available gauges of ball-end guitar strings, usually 48, 32, 22, 14 from bass to treble.

The OB body size fits into a banjo case.