mandolin

A mandolin is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled metal strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 strings, although five and six course versions also exist. The courses are typically tuned in an interval of perfect fifths, with the same tuning as a violin . Also, like the violin, it is the soprano member of a family that includes the mandola, octave mandolin, mandocello and mandobass.

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