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The ten-string mandolin



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    Data:
  • Body shape: Lute
  • Top: Flat or arched
  • Back: Flat or arched
  • Frets: Fixed
  • Strings: 10 (in pairs)
  • Courses: 5 ( 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2)
The ten-string mandolin is like a mandolin and a alto mandola combined into one instrument. Quite practical although you can't expect the same response in the lower range as you'd get from a mandola.

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