In his 1805 mandolin method, Anweisung die Mandoline von selbst zu erlernen nebst einigen Uebungsstucken von Bortolazzi, Bartolomeo Bortolazzi popularised the Cremonese mandolin, which had four single-strings and a fixed bridge, to which the strings were attached. Bortolazzi said in this book that the new wire strung mandolins were uncomfortable to play, when compared with the gut-string instruments. Also, he felt they had a "less pleasing...hard, zither-like tone" as compared to the gut string's "softer, full-singing tone." He favored the four single strings of the Cremonese instrument, which were tuned the same as the Neapolitan. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who popularised the Cremonese Mandolin? ANS1 Bartolomeo Bortolazzi QSN2 What was Bartolomeo Bortolazzi's popular mandolin method? ANS2 Anweisung die Mandoline von selbst zu erlernen nebst einigen Uebungsstucken von Bortolazzi QSN3 How many strings did the Cremonese Mandolin have? ANS3 four single-strings QSN4 Did Bortolazzi like playing the new wire strung mandolins?  ANS4 uncomfortable to play QSN5 What did Bortolazzi say about the sound?  ANS5 less pleasing...hard, zither-like tone