Mandolin-banjo
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The mandolin-banjo is a hybrid instrument, combining a banjo body with the neck and tuning of a mandolin. It is a soprano banjo. It has been independently invented in more than one country, variously
Two styles of mandolin-banjo, showing a large and small head, with a full size, four-string banjo (bottom)
L-R - Banjo-mandolin, standard mandolin, 3-course mandolin, Tenor mandola
A banjolin with single strings like a violin and a mandolin fretboard
A Vega mandolin-banjo c. 1920 with four pairs of strings
Cümbüş
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The cümbüş is a Turkish stringed instrument of relatively modern origin. It was developed in 1930 by Zeynel Abidin Cümbüş as an oud-like instrument that could be heard as part of a larger ensemble.
The standard cümbüş with 12 strings and no fretboard, configured as an oud
Mando-cümbüş, a Turkish banjo in the style of a mandolin. On this instrument the name is spelled Cünbüş instead of Cümbüş.
Tanbur Cümbüş of Dr. Ozan Yarman photographed in his residence at Istanbul in January 2013.