The cost is about $ 116, and you have the pleasure of playing with something over your hands and your taste.

Thank you Bernie, and this was interesting, and thanks for sharing your beautiful instruments. Gwen

Very interesting, never heard of the Octive and Cello Mandolins. I love all instuments and collect them. Thanks Bernie and blessing to you. Allan

Thanks for the comments and I enjoyed seeing the mandocello build on your channel!

That's a really really awesome family of mandolins.

Thank you so very much for the enlightening explanation of the Mandolin family... so appreciated.

That would be nice to do the demo with each. Thanks, Gwen

Hi Tess! Thanks for the comments! I think you mean the Irish bouzouk -- which is about the same scale as the octave mandolin (also 8 strings in four courses). But it is tuned differently, most common is: G2 D3 A3 D4. The Irish bouzouki was adapted from the Greek bouzouki -- an Irishman named Johnny Moynihan started using a Greek bouzouki trying to imitate the sound of the Appalachian clawhammer banjo! The idea caught on I guess! (<: The "octave mandolin" tuning is G2 D3 A3 E4.

Very nice instruments!

Good job- Sure like to hear that mandocello

1944 Twin Hi is a pleasure to greet you again.!

Very, very interesting. Thanks for posting.

Thanks! That was very useful. Now I know what to look for.