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Take this "family tree" with a little grain of salt. There is more than one way to classify mando style instruments and not all experts would agree with this one. (More comments on instrument classification.)
This list contains a complete (or as complete as I can manage to get it at this time) overview of the mandola and cittern families. For the other families I've only included members that seem for one reason or another to have special relevancy to a mandolin site.
DisclaimerThis page is part of a major - and by no means finished - instrument presentation project involving most of my web sites. Things may still be a bit messy every now and then and there may still be important parts missing. |
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Lute
Renaissance lute
Treble lute
Baroque lute
Guitar-lute
12-string guitar-lute
Flatback guitar-lute
Swedish lute
Eleven-string Swedish lute
Twelve-string Swedish lute
Bouzouki
Six-stringed bouzouki
Eight-string bouzouki
Bowed lutes
Rebab
Rebec
Kemance
Mandola family
Piccolo mandolin
Mandolin
Bowlback mandolin
Lombardic mandolin
Milanese mandolin
Lute mandolin
Cremonese mandolin
Genovese mandolin
Neapolitan mandolin
Roman mandolin
Semibowlback mandolin
Flattop mandolin
Portuguese mandolin
French mandolin
Walddoline
D style mandolin
Resonator mandolin
Archtop mandolin
A style mandolin
F style mandolin
Lyre mandolin
Pocket mandolin
Travelling mandolin
Harp mandolin
Special mandolins
Ten-string mandolin
Electroacoustic mandolin
Mandriola
16-string mandriola
Electric mandolin
10-string electric mandolin
Guitar-mandolin
Alto mandola
Ten-string mandola
Twelve-string alto mandola
Electroacoustic alto mandola
Banjola
Tenor mandola
Tenor lute (2)
Twelve-string tenor mandola
Electoracoustic tenor mandola
Electric tenor mandola
Irish bouzouki
Eight-string Irish bouzouki
Electroacoustic eight-string Irish bouzouki
Ten-string Irish bouzouki
Mandol
Mandocello
Liuto cantabile
Mandobass
Five-string mandobass
Electric five-string mandobass
Medieval mandola
Renaissance mandola
Classical mandola
Baroque mandola
Mandour
Four-course baroque mandola
Five-course baroque mandola
Six-course baroque mandola
Citterns
Renaissance cittern
Stump
Five course renaissance cittern
Six course renaissance cittern
Seven course renaissance cittern
Bass renaissance cittern
6 course bass renaissance cittern
Orpharion
Penorcon
Bandora
Bowed cittern
Twelve course bandora
Baroque cittern
Cithrinchen
Hamburger Cithrinchen
Archcittern
Ceterone
Theorbo cittern
Sächsische Theorbenzister
Halszither
Toggenburger Halszither
Krienser Halszither
Schweizer Halszither
Wartburglaute
Thüringer zither
Five-course Thüringer zither
Six-course Thüringer zither
Seven-course Thüringer zither
Eight-course Thüringer zither
Nine-course Thüringer zither
Waldzither
Piccolo-Waldzither
Diskant-Waldzither
Harzzither
Tenor-Waldzither
8-string tenor-waldzither
Bass waldzither
French cittern
Six course French cittern
Seven course French cittern
Lute cittern
Six course lute cittern
Seven course lute cittern
Six-stringed cittern
German guitar
English guitar
Keyed guitar
British lyre
Norwegian cittern
Portuguese guitar
Irish cittern
Eight-string Irish cittern
Ten-string Irish cittern
Bandolas
Bandurria
Bandola llanera
Laud (2)
Guitar
Acoustic guitar
Historical guitars
Chitarra battente
Nylon-stringed guitar
Ukulele
Taropatch
Timple
Harp guitar
Charango family
Walaycho
Charango
Chillador
Charangon
Ronroco
Electric charango
Tiple
Steel-stringed guitar
Tenor guitar
Eight-string tenor guitar
Plectrum guitar
Eight-string plectrum guitar
Floating-bridge guitar
Mandolinetto
Violaline
Archtop guitar
Electroacoustic guitar
Electroacoustic steel-stringed guitar
Electroacoustic mandolinetto
Electric guitars
Electric tenor guitar
Electric plectrum guitar
Electric eight-string plectrum guitar
Electric archtop guitar
Semiacoustic guitar
Banjo (1)
Mandolin-banjo
Twelve-string mandolin-banjo
Four-string banjo
Banjolin
Alto banjolin
Tenor banjo
Tango banjo
Short scale tenor banjo
Irish tenor banjo
Tenor banjolin
Bass banjolin
Bass banjo
Upright bass banjo
Banjo harp
Five-string banjo harp
Tenor harp
Cumbus
Banjo cumbus
Yueqin
Charing
Balalaika
Piccolo balalaika
Balalaika prim
Six-string balalaika
Balalaika Second
Alto balalaika
Bass balalaika
Contrabass balalaika
Kithara
Cithara
Zither instruments
Mandolin-harp
Lute-zither
Stössel-mandolin