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CITTERN

   
Definition: small flat backed wire-strung plucked instrument; played with a plectrum; popular from renaissance to baroque times. Modern citterns are much bigger, and more like mandolins in shape. Usually with 10 strings in 5 courses. Related to Portuguese Guitarra.
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Carvalho 305MOC Octave Mandolin


Solid spruce top. Solid sapele body. Traditional body shape

Item ID: GR32205   Model No: 305MOC   
    Product Features
  • Sapele neck with a flat fingerboard. Solid headstock with nickel/black machine heads.
  • Wooden bridge and bone top nut.
  • String gauges: .013/.026w/.032w/.045w
    Product Specifications
  • Nut width: 39mm
  • Width at 12th fret: 47mm
  • Scale length: 565mm
  • Max body depth: 75mm
  • Body width: 348mm
  • No Frets: 20
  • Body length: 40mm: Overall Length: 835mm
  • Made in: Portugal
  • Model Number: 305MOC
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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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