A mandolin is a musical instrument that is in the lute family. The mandolin has 372 different chords and was first invented in the seventeenth century in Italy.
No, it belongs with the strings.
Yes, there is a difference. A mandolin is a lute-like instrument, played like a guitar: http://www.answers.com/topic/mandolin?cat=entertainment A violin is a stringed instrument, played with a bow: http://www.answers.com/topic/violin?cat=entertainment However, just as there are four members of the violin family - the violin, viola, cello/violoncello and double bass, there are four basic members of the mandolin family which bear some relation to the violin family's relationships. These are as follows: * mandolin, with a range similar to that of the violin * mandola or tenor mandola, tuned to a fifth below the mandolin, meaning it has the same relationship as a viola to a violin * mandocello or mandolin cello * mando-bass, which is tuned like a double bass There are also several other mandolins in the mandolin family, such as the octave mandolin, the piccolo or sopranino mandolin, and several other variants of the mandolin from other countries.
the mandolin family is much like that of the violin; There is the mandolin, the highest pitched in the family The Mandola, lower than the mandolin and tuned the same a a viola The Mandocello, as the name suggest similar to a cello tuning A mando- bass which is, again obvious, much like a double bass. There is also the octave-mandolin which is tuned exactly the same as a mandolin, just and octave lower. There is also, arguable, the Irish Bouzouki which is derived from a greek bouzuki as a pose to the lute (which the other mandolins are derived from). However, it has a flat back and is tuned in fifths so many now see it as another branch of the mandolin family.
the mandolin family is much like that of the violin; There is the mandolin, the highest pitched in the family The Mandola, lower than the mandolin and tuned the same a a viola The Mandocello, as the name suggest similar to a cello tuning A mando- bass which is, again obvious, much like a double bass. There is also the octave-mandolin which is tuned exactly the same as a mandolin, just and octave lower. There is also, arguable, the Irish Bouzouki which is derived from a greek bouzuki as a pose to the lute (which the other mandolins are derived from). However, it has a flat back and is tuned in fifths so many now see it as another branch of the mandolin family.
Rhean Boyer, Ithink I read somewhere that he played the Mandolin.
Mandolin.....maybe
In the string family is the guitar, electric bass, violin, viola, cello, double bass, banjo, mandolin, Ukulele, and harp.
The mandolin is a stringed instrument.
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Mandolin, additionally spelt as “mandolin”, which is a little stringed instrument in the lute family. It introduced in the 18th century in Italy and Germany from the 16th-century mandora. Have you ever witnessed a country music band performing live? Then you may have seen somebody playing that looks like a little guitar. This small musical instrument is known as a mandolin. It has four courses of dual metal strings, which is a total of eight strings that are tuned as one.