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The Mandolin Manual is a comprehensive workshop guide for constructing instruments belonging to the mandolin family: the mandolin, tenor mandola and octave mandola; it describes the various techniques of the craft and explains the science of their unique sound. Detailed instructions explain the techniques of making a mandolin. * Chapters on timber, nature of wood, adhesives, materials and tonewoods. * Sections cover acoustics and dynamics of the bridge, belly and soundbox, string technology, tone theory and playability. * An overview introduces the origins of mandolins, their types and tunings. * Fully illustrated with grid-scale plans for all the instruments' templates. AUTHOR: John Troughton enjoys a varied career he studied and qualified as an interior designer. His interests now include making mandolins, mandolas and guitars. He played mandolin, tenor banjo and melodeon in two bands before retiring injured. 121 colour photos

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PublisherT.H.E. Crowood Press LTD

ISBN-139781861264961

eBay Product ID (ePID)86491152

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Book TitleThe Mandolin Manual

AuthorJohn Troughton

FormatHardcover

LanguageEnglish

TopicMusical Instruments

Publication Year2002

Number of Pages160 Pages

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Item Height260mm

Item Width215mm

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Title_AuthorJohn Troughton

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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A comprehensive description of the process of mandolin construction
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