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OCR: Mandolin Soundholel ITailniece Body Pear-shaped, Strings mad o Soundboard Bridge woo d Frer Headstock belly [Fingerboard VIEW'S PLAY HE MANDOLIN small, stringed instrument similar to a small lute You play by plucking the strings with a thin plastic plectrum The pear-shaped example shown here decorated with tortoiseshell and has rounded back consisting of several slender ribs. It has four sets courses of strings tuned like a violin. The mandolin IS often used as solo instrument TYPES FACTS Soundhole Tailpiece wood Finger rboard PLOY peai tortoises shell ndolin