Another family of bowlback mandolins came from Milan and Lombardy. These mandolins are closer to the mandolino or mandore than other modern mandolins. They are shorter and wider than the standard Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallow back. The instruments have 6 strings, 3 wire treble-strings and 3 gut or wire-wrapped-silk bass-strings. The strings ran between the tuning pegs and a bridge that was glued to the soundboard, as a guitar's. The Lombardic mandolins were tuned g b e' a' d" g". A developer of the Milanese stye was Antonio Monzino (Milan) and his family who made them for 6 generations. COUNT 5
QSN1 Where did the Lombardic family of bowlback mandolins come from? ANS1 Milan and Lombardy QSN2 What do the Lombardic mandolins resemble more than modern mandolins? ANS2 mandolino or mandore QSN3 What differences do the Lombardic mandolins have from the Neapolitan mandolin? ANS3 They are shorter and wider QSN4 How many strings do the Lombardic mandolins have? ANS4 6 strings QSN5 Who was the developer of the Milanese mandolin? ANS5 Antonio Monzino