Mandolute
{{About|an American mandolin|the Algerian musical instrument|Algerian mandole}}
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| name = Mandolute
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| caption = A Weymann mandolute
from the 1920s or 1930s
| classification = String instrument (plucked)
| hornbostel_sachs = 321.322
| hornbostel_sachs_desc = Composite chordophone
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| developed = 20th century
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| builders = Weymann and Son
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The Weymann Mandolute was one of the products sold under Weymann, the Philadelphia-based brand of Weymann and Sons, established 1864.{{cite news |title=Weymann Mandolute, The Latest Improvement in Mandolin Construction |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12635893/1911_weymann_mandolute_30/|newspaper= The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia |date=7 October 1911 |access-date= 25 July 2017| page=3}} The 'mandolutes' were actually mandolins with eight strings and tuned exactly the same. The scale length is also within the standard mandolin scale; between {{convert|13|in|mm}} and {{convert|13+7/8|in|mm}}. They advertised using scientific principles to create vibrations, power and volume as well as sustained sweet and mellow tones, all in the same instrument.
History
Weymann and Son was a Philadelphia company, manufacturers of Weymann and Keystone State musical instruments. They manufactured the mandolute during the early 20th century. They also had a retail store on 1010 Chestnut Street. They advertised in the Philadelphia papers, with advertisements pushing culture. Young men and women, sitting around in a formal parlor setting, playing music together on Weymann Mandolins, dancing together around a Victrola record player.{{cite news |author= |title=Have your Grand Opera Favorite on the Greatest Entertainer in the World |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12636019/weymann_mandolute_quartette/|newspaper= The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia |date=10 November 1913 |access-date=25 July 2017|page=4 }} The Mandolutes sold from $25 to $75 in 1913.
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External links
- [https://www.leavingthisworld.com/h-weymann-son-history-pt-2-era-h-w-harry-weymann/ Info on Weymann]
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