On the subject, this Cremonese mandolin (left in picture) was apparently the popular form of the instrument in Vienna when Haydn and Beethoven were living and composing there. I had no idea of this when I built the ukulele-version copy (right in pic) as a special request. I wonder if there is anyone out there who still plays the Cremonese version of the mandolin- early music practitioners, mandolin enthusiasts, etc? It has four single courses in gut, according to Graham McDonald's excellent text on the subject, "The Mandolin Project."
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