I just bought this old mandolin on eBay. It was inexpensive and unique looking, and I'm a big sucker for that. It was listed as a tambura, which it is not. Looking around online, it does have some similarities to a Lombardic mandolin, except it has 8 strings instead of 6. The closest thing I could find was a picture of a similar mandolin on a page of German mandolins, except that one had a traditional raised bridge, where the one I bought has a pin style bridge. Would be super interested if anyone has any information on an instrument like this one! Thanks!
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