Who Invented the Mandolin?

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The exact person who invented mandolins has never been established. However what is known is that the mandolin evolved from the lute family in Italy during the 17th and 18th centuries and was in Vogue in the 1850's in North America.

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when was the mandolin invented?

According to the "Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments," the round-backed, teardrop-shaped Neapolitan mandolin emerged in about 1750. Its deep ribbed body is much like

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Who invented the mandolin?

Mandolin have a long history as they have steadily evloved from more basic designs. From the lute came the mandore in the fourteenth centure, and during the 17th and 18th century

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Where was the mandolin invented?

Mandolin have a long history as they have steadily evloved from more besice designs. From the lute came the mandore in the fourteenth centure, and during the 17th and 18th century

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what type of instrument family does the mandolin come from and who first invented it?

The. mandolin. is an instrument that comes from the. lute. family and these are intruments that are plucked or strummed by the musician. bbbb. Mandolins themselves evolved from the

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