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Aladna
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An Aladna (also called a Mandon or Nyolin) is a nylon-strung mandolin of bowlback design from the United Kingdom. Like a normal mandolin, it has 4 double courses of strings, but unlike a mandolin, they are nylon and the lowest course is tuned in octaves. The lower string tension also allows many different tunings. The sound has been described as a cross between a mandolin, lute and a charango. It has also been compared to late medieval mandolins that had gut strings. It may have also descended from the Portuguese guitar, as the Portuguese word for lute is alaúde. Common Tunings * Mandolin Tuning: G4 G3 • D4 D4 • A4 A4 • E5 E5 (Also known as Classical Tuning) * Ukulele Tuning: G4 G3 • C4 C4 • E4 E4 • A5 A5 * Cuatro Tuning: E4 E3 • A4 A4 • D4 D4 • G4 G4 (Also known as Puerto Rican Tuning or Bass Guitar Tuning) * Mandola Tuning: C4 C3 • G3 G3 • D4 D4 • A5 A5 * Bouzouki Tuning: C4 C3 • F3 F3 • A4 A4 • D5 D5 (Also known as Irish Tuning or Greek Tuning) * Guitar Tuning: D4 D3 • G3 G3 • B4 B4 • E5 E5 
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