Only in that they are both instruments with doubled courses of strings. The lute is a guitar-sized instrument with the approximate range of the guitar. The mandolin is a smaller, tenor-voiced instrument.
fiddle and mandolin
Yes, there is a difference. A mandolin is a lute-like instrument, played like a guitar: http://www.answers.com/topic/mandolin?cat=entertainment A violin is a stringed instrument, played with a bow: http://www.answers.com/topic/violin?cat=entertainment However, just as there are four members of the violin family - the violin, viola, cello/violoncello and double bass, there are four basic members of the mandolin family which bear some relation to the violin family's relationships. These are as follows: * mandolin, with a range similar to that of the violin * mandola or tenor mandola, tuned to a fifth below the mandolin, meaning it has the same relationship as a viola to a violin * mandocello or mandolin cello * mando-bass, which is tuned like a double bass There are also several other mandolins in the mandolin family, such as the octave mandolin, the piccolo or sopranino mandolin, and several other variants of the mandolin from other countries.
Fiddle and mandolin APEX :P
depending on the the individual gauges of the six (6) guitar strings ie: E, A, D, G, B, E, of course the guitar string that is long and loose produces the lowest pitch... A good example of this are the strings on a mandolin or a 'banduria' which has shorter strings compared to the strings on the guitar...because the mandolin/banduria strings are shorter and tighter, it produces higher pitch... "short and tight=higher pitch......long and loose=lower pitch"
Those of the Mandolin family:* mandolin - higher pitched as in the soprano range * mandola - mid-range, as like a vocal alto * mandocello - mid-low range, as like a cello or tenor voice range * mando-bass - low range, as like a vocal bass singer.
Mandolin.....maybe
Only in that they are both instruments with doubled courses of strings. The lute is a guitar-sized instrument with the approximate range of the guitar. The mandolin is a smaller, tenor-voiced instrument.
fiddle and mandolin
Yes, there is a difference. A mandolin is a lute-like instrument, played like a guitar: http://www.answers.com/topic/mandolin?cat=entertainment A violin is a stringed instrument, played with a bow: http://www.answers.com/topic/violin?cat=entertainment However, just as there are four members of the violin family - the violin, viola, cello/violoncello and double bass, there are four basic members of the mandolin family which bear some relation to the violin family's relationships. These are as follows: * mandolin, with a range similar to that of the violin * mandola or tenor mandola, tuned to a fifth below the mandolin, meaning it has the same relationship as a viola to a violin * mandocello or mandolin cello * mando-bass, which is tuned like a double bass There are also several other mandolins in the mandolin family, such as the octave mandolin, the piccolo or sopranino mandolin, and several other variants of the mandolin from other countries.
A banjo-mandolin is a four-stringed instrument with a body of a mandolin and the neck of a banjo.
mandolin
Mandolin Wind was created in 1971.
Stiver Mandolin
Mandolin Rain was created in 1987-01.
mandolin (apex)
Fiddle and mandolin APEX :P