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The lyre mandolin



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This particular page was created 13/12/2004 and last updated 15/03/2006
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    Data:
  • Body shape: Other
  • Top: Flat
  • Back: Flat or arched
  • Frets: Fixed
  • Strings: 8
  • Courses: 4 ( 2 - 2 - 2 - 2)
  • Scale: 332 - 365 mm
Just like the harp mandolin the even rarer lyre mandolin has a body extending towards the headstock. The difference is that the lyre mandolin has two such extensions - one on each side of the neck - giving it a lyre-like shape.

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