some vega cylinder back mandolins made a flying visit to the forum recently - i'd just like to know where the "lute" reference originates and for what reason? they certainly don't look like lutes - do they have a lute-like sound?
"lute mandolin"
some vega cylinder back mandolins made a flying visit to the forum recently - i'd just like to know where the "lute" reference originates and for what reason? they certainly don't look like lutes - do they have a lute-like sound?
Re: "lute mandolin"
Bill, I'm not familiar with how they sound, but It would seem the origin comes from Vega, using the term to describe the cylinderbacks specifically..
A bit of info Here
Hereby & forthwith, any instrument with an odd number of strings shall be considered broken. With regard to mix levels, usually the best approach is treating the mandolin the same as a cowbell.
Re: "lute mandolin"
I always thought that that was strange seeing as the bowlbacks look more like lutes than the cylinders. I know they are referred to that in the catalogs but I am not sure why. Then again, the Weymann versions are also called mandolutes.
Jim
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Re: "lute mandolin"
thanks guys - marketing ... i should have known.
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