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Mandolone

Eighteenth-century bass mandolin which has been modified. Six double courses and two bass double courses off fingerboard on separate nut. Lute-form body with angled front, loose bridge and strings attached at tail. Front thick, of fine to medium grain; three bars on front, two below rose, one above. Soundhole has bevelled edge with surrounding collar of bone and wood discs enclosing band of black mastic, inlaid with stylised leaf shapes of mother-of-pearl. Back of fifteen ribs. Brass eye and ring on bass side of peghead to attach neck-strap. Neck with coniferous core, the back veneered in mahogany and the front veneered in a darker wood with bone at centre and edges; also further stylised floral inlays. Nut scalloped between courses. Metal frets, seven on neck and five on front. Front of peghead veneered as fingerboard with bone and wood, without inlays.

  • Date:
    second half of 18th century
  • Maker:
    Anonymous
  • Collection:
    Royal College of Music Museum
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  • Place of production:
    Italy
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  • Inscriptions:Scratched at top of pegbox: "Detti"
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 937.5mm. Width: 384mm. Depth 207mm.