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EarthMoments World String Series Mandolin WAV A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family. While it comes in many shapes, it is usually round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections, and either plucked, or strummed. Early mandolins had six double courses of gut strings, tuned similarly to lutes, and plucked with the fingertips. Modern… Read More »