- This long necked lute with 4 pairs of strings was originates in Greece and further back, Turkey adn is tuned CFAD
- These were adapted later by Irish musicians who retuned to GDAE or GDAD and changed the body to a flat front and back
- Often tuned the same as the octave mandola, the longer neck and thinner strings makes it especially suitable for chord work
- We have instruments by Ozark, Ashbury, Blue Moon and Antonio Carvalho