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Tricordia

Other names	Mandriola
Classification	String instrument (plucked)
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	321.321 (Composite chordophone)
Playing range
(a regularly tuned tricordia with 14 frets to body)
Related instruments
List Mandolin Mandola Octave mandola Mandocello Mandobass

A tricordia (also trichordia or tricordio) or mandriola is a twelve-stringed variation of the mandolin. The tricordia is used in Mexican folk music, while its European cousin, the mandriola, is used identically to the mandolin. It differs from a standard mandolin in that it has three strings per course. Mandriolas only use unison tuning (G3 G3 G3 • D4 D4 D4 • A4 A4 A4 • E5 E5 E5), while tricordias use either unison tuning or octave tuning (G2 G3 G3 • D3 D4 D4 • A3 A4 A4 • E4 E5 E5).

References

1. ATLAS of Plucked Instruments - mandolins

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