Mandolin
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A mandolin (Italian: mandolino, pronounced [mandoˈliːno]; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of eight strings. A variety of string types are used, with steel strings being the most common and usually the least expensive. The cou
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.jpg) Neapolitan mandolin | |
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| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 321.321-6 (Neapolitan) or 321.322-6 (flat-backed) (Chordophone with permanently attached resonator and neck, sounded by a plectrum) |
| Developed | Mid-18th century from the mandolino |
| Timbre | varies with the type:
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| Decay | fast |
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 (a regularly tuned mandolin with 14 frets to body) | |
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