The mandolin is a violin-sized instrument with a teardrop-shaped body. It has eight strings, tuned in four courses (pairs), and tuned like a violin.
This is an "A" shape, oval hole mandolin  Some videos follow below: La Filardora El Noi de la Mare Gaspar Sanz, "Canarios" Gigue from Bach Cello Suite No. 3 BWV1009 Prelude from Bach Cello Suite No. 1 | The octave mandolin, also termed the octave mandola or mandole in Europe, is tuned an octave below the mandolin. Here is a photograph of my Octave mandolin, made by Alex Willis of Pevensey, East Sussex, England  |
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