{"id":4935,"date":"2025-11-23T10:25:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T10:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.handmadesound.com\/product\/mandolino-ultracuto-vorraro\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T13:52:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:52:52","slug":"piccolo-mandolin-vorraro","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.handmadesound.com\/en\/product\/piccolo-mandolin-vorraro\/","title":{"rendered":"Piccolo Mandolin Vorraro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sopranino mandolin<\/strong> model also called <strong>quarter mandolin<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build time: <strong>approx. 3 months<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weight: <strong>400 g<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Length: <strong>490 mm<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Woods used:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><strong>rosewood, maple (bowl)<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><strong>ebony, rosewood (fretboard)<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><strong>spruce (soundboard)<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Varnish:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><strong>antique matte<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>or gloss<\/strong> (hand-applied shellac)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of frets: <strong>16<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of ribs: <strong>11<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strings (generally mandolin strings):<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1st A \u2013 0.10 mm<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2nd D \u2013 0.14 mm<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3rd G \u2013 0.23 mm<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4th C \u2013 0.32 mm<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuning: identical to the <strong>alto mandola<\/strong>, but sounding one octave higher<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>Piccolo mandolin<\/strong> was born from a need as ancient as it is ingenious: <strong>to make the highest notes accessible<\/strong> without the need for impossible virtuosity. 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