How many strings has a Mandolin.?!
Question: How many strings has a Mandolin!.!?
Answers:
Originally mandolins had six double courses of gut strings tuned similarly to lutes, and plucked with the fingertips, while the design common today has eight metal strings in four pairs (courses) which are plucked with a plectrum!. The latter originated in Naples, Italy during the 3rd quarter of the 18th century!.
There were and still are many variants!. These include Milanese, Lombard, Brescian and other 6-course types, as well as four-string (one string per course), twelve-string (three strings per course), and sixteen-string (four strings per course)!.
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There were and still are many variants!. These include Milanese, Lombard, Brescian and other 6-course types, as well as four-string (one string per course), twelve-string (three strings per course), and sixteen-string (four strings per course)!.
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8!. 4 sets of double strings!.Www@Enter-QA@Com