mandola

1. : a musical instrument of the lute family that has a usually pear-shaped body and fretted neck and four to six pairs of strings. 2. usually mandoline [French, from Italian mandolino mandolin] : a kitchen utensil with a blade for slicing and shredding. mandolinist.

mandora, also spelled mandola, small, pear-shaped stringed instrument of the lute family. It was derived from earlier gittern or rebec models and acquired its name in the 16th century. Originally, the body and neck of the mandora were carved from a single piece of wood.

The Tenor Mandola (or Mandola) is tuned as a Viola, CGDA, one fifth below a mandolin. Octave Mandolas (also known as Octave Mandolins in America) are popular because of their suitability for Acoustic and Celtic music, being tuned GDAE, an octave below a Mandolin.

A mandolin is a bit like a small guitar - it's a musical instrument with a wooden body, strings, and a long neck. A musician plays a mandolin by plucking or strumming the strings. Its sound is higher than a guitar, and it's often played alongside lower-pitched instruments, such as banjos and guitars.

Today, the mandolin is still a popular instrument in American folk and bluegrass music, but it is also used in many other genres such as jazz, rock, Western and Indian classical music, and pop. Many famous musicians have played the mandolin, including Bill Monroe, Chris Thile, David Grisman, and Paul McCartney.

The mandolin has four courses of double strings that are tuned in unison, giving it eight strings in total. Because double strings are harder to play with bare fingers, the mandolin is typically played with a plectrum (pick). This also helps produce a bright, clear tone and adds more volume.

The MANDOLA is to the Mandolin what the viola is to the violin. It is larger with a 17 inch scale length, a body width of 11 1/8th inches and an overall length of 31 3/4th inches. It is tuned a fifth lower than the mandolin, typically to C, G, D, and A.

The crucial difference is the scale length, which is longer. This can affect fingering, but also affects sound because the strings are thinner. Generally the mandolas are better at tunes, bouzoukis for accompanying, but this is not a strict rule. Please read the rest of this article, and much more, on our FAQ page.

The MANDOLA is to the Mandolin what the viola is to the violin. It is larger with a 17 inch scale length, a body width of 11 1/8th inches and an overall length of 31 3/4th inches. It is tuned a fifth lower than the mandolin, typically to C, G, D, and A.

Some people find the mandolin harder to play than a guitar due to its size and the number of strings. However, others say that the mandolin is easier because it has a shorter scale length and narrower fretboard, which can make it easier to reach notes.

The mandolin has four courses of double strings that are tuned in unison, giving it eight strings in total. Because double strings are harder to play with bare fingers, the mandolin is typically played with a plectrum (pick). This also helps produce a bright, clear tone and adds more volume.

One of the main differences between the mandolin and guitar is which finger is in charge of which fret. The guitar has a rule of one finger per fret and the mandolin due to its smaller size has a two-finger per fret rule. The hand on the neck has to adopt a more violin style grip than a guitar style grip.