It is common to think of musical instruments as immutable. In reality, musical instruments are constantly evolving and improving. The mandolin in particular has undergone a surprising evolution, which, from its baroque beginnings to its modern form, has seen changes in aspects such as its shape, wood type, ropes, and plectrums.
From the flat top and bowl back shapes of the first Neapolitan eighteenth-century mandolins, to the flat top and flat back that distinguish the American mandolin, Achille Bocus will outline these changes through time with an overview of the technology and techniques that differenciate the American mandolin from the Italian one, as it came to claim its place as an essential element of American folklore.
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