Classification String instrument | Developed Trinidad | |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification (Composite chordophone) | ||
The bandol, bandola, or criolla mandolin is a string instrument in Trinidad and Tobago with four double courses of strings, totaling eight strings. The lower two courses have one steel and one nylon string each, and the higher two courses have all nylon (or gut) strings. The bandol is used in Trinidadian parang music.
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