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The piccolo mandolin



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  • Body shape: Lute
  • Top: Flat, bent or arched
  • Back: Flat, arched or bowl
  • Frets: Fixed
  • Strings: 8
  • Courses: 4 ( 2 - 2 - 2 - 2)
  • Scale: 260 - 260 mm
With a scale length of less than 300 mm the rare piccolo mandolin (aka brilliantone mando or piccolo mando) is the smallest member of the mandola family.

Confusingly enough the term is also sometimes used for the slightly larger pocket mandolin.

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