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[deleted] t1_j2fpgga wrote

Reply to comment by rsslcs in My dad's banjo collection by sadieperson

I think it's a bouzouki not a mandolin. Then behind it is either a hammered psaltary or a dulcimer of some kind

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JahnBitWaf t1_j2ftm9r wrote

It could be an octave mandola, mine looks a lot like that - basically a large mandolin tuned an octave lower.

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[deleted] t1_j2fuf2d wrote

The sound hole does suggest that since most bouzoukis have an oval hole. Most mandolas I've seen have f holes but do often use a circular hole if not. It's funny because most non f hole mandolins will have an oval hole 🤷‍♂️

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