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This particular page was created 15/03/2004 and last updated 15/03/2006
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  • Body shape: Lute
  • Top: Flat, bent or arched
  • Back: Flat, arched or bowl
  • Bridge: Floating
  • Frets: Fixed chromatic
  • Strings: 8 or 4
  • Courses: 4 ( 1 or 2 - 1 or 2 - 1 or 2 - 1 or 2)
  • Scale: 706 - 1066 mm
The mandobass (aka bass mando and double bass mando) is a huge mandola tuned like a double bass. It was originally intended as the bass instrument for mandolin orchestras, but it never was very popular.

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