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Don't forget to look in on our Mandolin Accessories.
Mandolin means 'small mandola' and is the soprano of the lute family. The typical mandolin has a hollow wooden body with a tailpiece to support metal strings and appropriate tuning devices The mandolin is plucked (or picked) with a plectrum and most versions have 4 courses of two strings tuned in unison (total 8 strings), although five and six versions do exist. The most popular tuning combination is GDAE, the same as a violin and, like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as is the case with bowed instruments (e.g. cello), or a guitar when strummed.