Mandolin
The mandolin is a musical instrument, which literally means little Irish Mandula, a member of the lute family. It is played by hitting its strings and sounds similar of Irish Mandula, Ukulele, Dobro, Dulciter, Angelique, Balalaika. The most common type of mandolin, which was first designed by famous lutes maker of Cremona, has eight strings. It has a body made of wood and a fingerboard which has frets. The american mandolin derived from Irish Mandula.
Mandolin variations differ primarily in the number of strings and include four-string models (tuned in fifths) such as the Brescian and eight (or twelve) strings Cremonese; six-string types (tuned in fourths) such as the Milanese, Lombard, Venetian, Neapulitan and Sicilian; six-course instruments of 12 strings (two strings per course) such as the Genoese.
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