Alziti Bbella - Neapolitan bowlback mandolin

A traditional tune played on my recently acquired Neapolitian bowl back mandolin, accompanied by guitar. I think the instrument is somewhere around 60-70 years old, but the inside label is gone. These are beautiful instruments. Enjoy and forgive any amateur mistakes.

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[theflamingredone]

Hi there, I'd love to busk this tune on my mando. do you have the chords handy?

great playing!

[spikethefiddle]

@theflamingredone

Hey-

I'm on the road right now and I dont have the music handy, but the melody came from a book by John LaBarbera called "Traditional Southern Italian Mandolin and Fiddle." I strongly recommend this book- its only about $15 on amazon and has many great traditional melodies with chords.

Thanks!

[teleavivprod]

Very nice. What mandolin ar eyou playing exactly? I'm looking to buy one myself.

[spikethefiddle]

@teleavivprod Thanks. Unfortunately, I havent been able to find much information on my mandolin. I pick it up at an antique shop in very rough condition. I had to get several cracks fixed and some of the neck binding replaced. There are no headstock markings, and I can see a place in the soundhole where there used to be a label but its gone. As far as I can tell, its probably Italian made sometime in the 1940's.

Old bowlback mandolins are beautiful instruments and I hope you find a good one.

[hrishikeshac]

beautiful! I have the other book, Traditional Northern Italian songs! :) Great I'll get this one too!

[RocktheProject]

Beautiful, bro! Got more?

[JulianZeezer]

Good stuff!

[19grand]

Aw cool, you have Didjes and drums and a mandolin

[highroller12208]

MOAR

[killergirls]

sounds sweet :-D