The Mandolin & Cittern Source

The Mandolin & Cittern Source



The Mandore



Book 'Tabulature de Mandore' by Francois de Chancy, 1629, France.
The mandore was a musical instrument, a small member of the lute family, teardrop shaped, with four to six courses of gut strings[1] and pitched in the treble range. It was considered a new instrument in French music books from the 1580s, but is descended from and very similar to the gittern.



Details: 5 string mandore.
Made by: Jo Dusepo, Britain.


Details: 5 string mandore.
Made by: Paul Baker, Britain.


Details: 6 string mandore.
Made by: Asier De Benito, Spain.