This article is about a bass lute after 18th century. For a treble lute since 17th century or before, see Mandore (instrument). For other uses, see Mandora (disambiguation).
The mandora or gallichon is a type of 18th- and early 19th-century lute, with six to nine courses of strings. The terms were interchangeable, with mandora more commonly used from the mid-18th century onwards.
^"ULEI:M0000502 Laute, Museum für Musikinstrumente der Universität Leipzig, Inventory number 504". MIMO (musical instrument museums online).
"1735 von Andreas Ferdinand Mayr in Salzburg hergestellt.”, “Andreas Ferdinandus Mayr / Hof- Laut- und Geigenmacher / in Saltzburg. An. 17[h.s.]35”, “Gedr. Zettel des Erbauers auf der Innenseite des Rückens”, “Der rotbraun lackierte Korpus des ziemlich einfach gearbeiteten Instruments ist aus 9 breiten Spänen von geflammtem Ahornholz zusammengesetzt. Die Rückseite des gewinkelten Kragens ist mit durchbrochenen Schnitzereien im Renaissancestil verziert. Dieses Instrument verfügt im Gegensatz zur Barocklaute nur über sechs bis neun Saitenchöre. Das bevorzugte Dilettanteninstrument bezeichnete man in einigen Quellen auch als "Calchedon" oder "Calichon"."
^Georg Kinsky: Musikhistorisches Museum von Wilhelm Heyer in Cöln, Bd. 2, Köln 1912, S. 98.
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