Mandolin
OriginItaly
Year1700
FamilyString
About the Mandolin
Eight strings in four pairs, each pair tuned in unison. The Neapolitan mandolin is the most common type. Bill Monroe defined bluegrass mandolin. The tremolo technique is its signature sound. Related to the lute family. Chris Thile is the greatest living mandolinist.
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