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MANDOLA

   
Definition: Italian lute, now popular with celtic musicians. Originally bowl backed, now often has a flat back like a cittern and 8 strings.
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Carvalho Leaf Tenor Mandola, Solid Spruce Top


Acacia back and sides. Sycamore maple neck. A leaf inspired wooden rosette

Item ID: GR32204   Model No: LEAF   
    Product Features
  • A flat rosewood fingerboard with a zero fret. Solid sycamore maple headstock with gold plated machine heads and pearloid buttons
  • Wooden bridge and bone top nut. Simple style tailpiece with endpin.
  • A responsive mandola with a full sound. Made in Europe with European woods
    Product Specifications
  • String gauges: .014/.022w/.030w/.042w
  • Nut width: 40mm
  • Width at 12th fret: 50mm
  • Scale length: 475mm
  • Max body depth: 78mm
  • Body width: 312mm
  • No Frets: 16
  • Body length: 429mm: Overall Length: 782mm
  • Made in: Portugal
  • Model Number: LEAF
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Tenor Mandolas Information


The Mandola (the big brother of the Mandolin), has 8 strings in 4 pairs, tuned in 5ths. The Mandola retains the high-tension stringing but allows lower parts to be played. The Tenor Mandola (or Mandola) is tuned as a Viola, CGDA, one fifth below a mandolin. Octave Mandolas (also known as Octave Mandolins in America) are popular because of their suitability for Acoustic and Celtic music, being tuned GDAE, an octave below a Mandolin. Because the Octave Mandola neck is shorter than a Bouzouki it is ...read the full article
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