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gem-squad_v2-train-104200 | 5728a13e3acd2414000dfb9d | Mandolin | Beginning with the Paris Exposition of 1878, the instrument's popularity rebounded. The Exposition was one of many stops for a popular new performing group the Estudiantes Españoles (Spanish Students). They danced and played guitars, violins and the bandurria, which became confused with the mandolin. Along with the ene... | What were formed worldwide that incorporated the mandolin famiy of instruments and other instruments as well? | What were formed worldwide that incorporated the mandolin famiy of instruments and other instruments as well? | [
"What were formed worldwide that incorporated the mandolin famiy of instruments and other instruments as well?"
] | {
"text": [
"Mandolin orchestras"
],
"answer_start": [
801
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104201 | 5ad17339645df0001a2d1c26 | Mandolin | Beginning with the Paris Exposition of 1878, the instrument's popularity rebounded. The Exposition was one of many stops for a popular new performing group the Estudiantes Españoles (Spanish Students). They danced and played guitars, violins and the bandurria, which became confused with the mandolin. Along with the ene... | What took place in 1887? | What took place in 1887? | [
"What took place in 1887?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104202 | 5ad17339645df0001a2d1c27 | Mandolin | Beginning with the Paris Exposition of 1878, the instrument's popularity rebounded. The Exposition was one of many stops for a popular new performing group the Estudiantes Españoles (Spanish Students). They danced and played guitars, violins and the bandurria, which became confused with the mandolin. Along with the ene... | What instrument did the violin become confused with? | What instrument did the violin become confused with? | [
"What instrument did the violin become confused with?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104203 | 5ad17339645df0001a2d1c28 | Mandolin | Beginning with the Paris Exposition of 1878, the instrument's popularity rebounded. The Exposition was one of many stops for a popular new performing group the Estudiantes Españoles (Spanish Students). They danced and played guitars, violins and the bandurria, which became confused with the mandolin. Along with the ene... | What group of people traveled to the United States in 1880? | What group of people traveled to the United States in 1880? | [
"What group of people traveled to the United States in 1880?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104204 | 5ad17339645df0001a2d1c29 | Mandolin | Beginning with the Paris Exposition of 1878, the instrument's popularity rebounded. The Exposition was one of many stops for a popular new performing group the Estudiantes Españoles (Spanish Students). They danced and played guitars, violins and the bandurria, which became confused with the mandolin. Along with the ene... | What group of people traveled to Europe in 1890? | What group of people traveled to Europe in 1890? | [
"What group of people traveled to Europe in 1890?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104205 | 5ad20d8cd7d075001a42827c | Mandolin | Beginning with the Paris Exposition of 1878, the instrument's popularity rebounded. The Exposition was one of many stops for a popular new performing group the Estudiantes Españoles (Spanish Students). They danced and played guitars, violins and the bandurria, which became confused with the mandolin. Along with the ene... | When did the mandolin's poplarity not rebound? | When did the mandolin's poplarity not rebound? | [
" When did the mandolin's poplarity not rebound?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104206 | 5ad20d8cd7d075001a42827d | Mandolin | Beginning with the Paris Exposition of 1878, the instrument's popularity rebounded. The Exposition was one of many stops for a popular new performing group the Estudiantes Españoles (Spanish Students). They danced and played guitars, violins and the bandurria, which became confused with the mandolin. Along with the ene... | What popular group didn't perform at the Paris Exposition? | What popular group didn't perform at the Paris Exposition? | [
" What popular group didn't perform at the Paris Exposition?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104207 | 5ad20d8cd7d075001a42827e | Mandolin | Beginning with the Paris Exposition of 1878, the instrument's popularity rebounded. The Exposition was one of many stops for a popular new performing group the Estudiantes Españoles (Spanish Students). They danced and played guitars, violins and the bandurria, which became confused with the mandolin. Along with the ene... | When was it said that mandolin's popularity sank? | When was it said that mandolin's popularity sank? | [
" When was it said that mandolin's popularity sank?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104208 | 5ad20d8cd7d075001a42827f | Mandolin | Beginning with the Paris Exposition of 1878, the instrument's popularity rebounded. The Exposition was one of many stops for a popular new performing group the Estudiantes Españoles (Spanish Students). They danced and played guitars, violins and the bandurria, which became confused with the mandolin. Along with the ene... | What instrument was the mandolin never confused with during the 1880's? | What instrument was the mandolin never confused with during the 1880's? | [
"What instrument was the mandolin never confused with during the 1880's?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104209 | 5ad20d8cd7d075001a428280 | Mandolin | Beginning with the Paris Exposition of 1878, the instrument's popularity rebounded. The Exposition was one of many stops for a popular new performing group the Estudiantes Españoles (Spanish Students). They danced and played guitars, violins and the bandurria, which became confused with the mandolin. Along with the ene... | What were formed worldwide that incorporated the mandolin family of instruments but no other instruments as well? | What were formed worldwide that incorporated the mandolin family of instruments but no other instruments as well? | [
"What were formed worldwide that incorporated the mandolin family of instruments but no other instruments as well?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104210 | 5728a4054b864d1900164b28 | Mandolin | The second decline was not as complete as the first. Thousands of people had learned to play the instrument. Even as the second wave of mandolin popularity declined in the early 20th century, new versions of the mandolin began to be used in new forms of music. Luthiers created the resonator mandolin, the flatback mando... | When was the second decline of mandolin popularity? | When was the second decline of mandolin popularity? | [
"When was the second decline of mandolin popularity?"
] | {
"text": [
"early 20th century,"
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"answer_start": [
172
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104211 | 5728a4054b864d1900164b29 | Mandolin | The second decline was not as complete as the first. Thousands of people had learned to play the instrument. Even as the second wave of mandolin popularity declined in the early 20th century, new versions of the mandolin began to be used in new forms of music. Luthiers created the resonator mandolin, the flatback mando... | Why was the second decline in popularity not a strong as the first? | Why was the second decline in popularity not a strong as the first? | [
"Why was the second decline in popularity not a strong as the first?"
] | {
"text": [
"Thousands of people had learned to play the instrument"
],
"answer_start": [
53
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104212 | 5728a4054b864d1900164b2a | Mandolin | The second decline was not as complete as the first. Thousands of people had learned to play the instrument. Even as the second wave of mandolin popularity declined in the early 20th century, new versions of the mandolin began to be used in new forms of music. Luthiers created the resonator mandolin, the flatback mando... | Who created the rasonator mandolin? | Who created the rasonator mandolin? | [
"Who created the rasonator mandolin?"
] | {
"text": [
"Luthiers"
],
"answer_start": [
261
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104213 | 5728a4054b864d1900164b2b | Mandolin | The second decline was not as complete as the first. Thousands of people had learned to play the instrument. Even as the second wave of mandolin popularity declined in the early 20th century, new versions of the mandolin began to be used in new forms of music. Luthiers created the resonator mandolin, the flatback mando... | What are two types of new mandolins the Luthiers created? | What are two types of new mandolins the Luthiers created? | [
"What are two types of new mandolins the Luthiers created?"
] | {
"text": [
"mandolin-banjo and the electric mandolin"
],
"answer_start": [
368
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104214 | 5728a4054b864d1900164b2c | Mandolin | The second decline was not as complete as the first. Thousands of people had learned to play the instrument. Even as the second wave of mandolin popularity declined in the early 20th century, new versions of the mandolin began to be used in new forms of music. Luthiers created the resonator mandolin, the flatback mando... | What types of music did musicians begin to play the mandolins in? | What types of music did musicians begin to play the mandolins in? | [
"What types of music did musicians begin to play the mandolins in?"
] | {
"text": [
"Celtic, Bluegrass, Jazz and Rock-n-Roll styles — and Classical too."
],
"answer_start": [
440
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104215 | 5ad1742c645df0001a2d1c74 | Mandolin | The second decline was not as complete as the first. Thousands of people had learned to play the instrument. Even as the second wave of mandolin popularity declined in the early 20th century, new versions of the mandolin began to be used in new forms of music. Luthiers created the resonator mandolin, the flatback mando... | When did the first wave of mandolin popularity decline? | When did the first wave of mandolin popularity decline? | [
"When did the first wave of mandolin popularity decline?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104216 | 5ad1742c645df0001a2d1c75 | Mandolin | The second decline was not as complete as the first. Thousands of people had learned to play the instrument. Even as the second wave of mandolin popularity declined in the early 20th century, new versions of the mandolin began to be used in new forms of music. Luthiers created the resonator mandolin, the flatback mando... | Who created the resonator mandolin in the early 20th century? | Who created the resonator mandolin in the early 20th century? | [
"Who created the resonator mandolin in the early 20th century?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104217 | 5ad1742c645df0001a2d1c76 | Mandolin | The second decline was not as complete as the first. Thousands of people had learned to play the instrument. Even as the second wave of mandolin popularity declined in the early 20th century, new versions of the mandolin began to be used in new forms of music. Luthiers created the resonator mandolin, the flatback mando... | What old forms of music was the mandolin used in during the 20th century? | What old forms of music was the mandolin used in during the 20th century? | [
"What old forms of music was the mandolin used in during the 20th century?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104218 | 5ad20ddcd7d075001a428290 | Mandolin | The second decline was not as complete as the first. Thousands of people had learned to play the instrument. Even as the second wave of mandolin popularity declined in the early 20th century, new versions of the mandolin began to be used in new forms of music. Luthiers created the resonator mandolin, the flatback mando... | When was the second rise of mandolin popularity? | When was the second rise of mandolin popularity? | [
"When was the second rise of mandolin popularity?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104219 | 5ad20ddcd7d075001a428291 | Mandolin | The second decline was not as complete as the first. Thousands of people had learned to play the instrument. Even as the second wave of mandolin popularity declined in the early 20th century, new versions of the mandolin began to be used in new forms of music. Luthiers created the resonator mandolin, the flatback mando... | Why was the second rise in popularity not a strong as the first? | Why was the second rise in popularity not a strong as the first? | [
" Why was the second rise in popularity not a strong as the first?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104220 | 5ad20ddcd7d075001a428292 | Mandolin | The second decline was not as complete as the first. Thousands of people had learned to play the instrument. Even as the second wave of mandolin popularity declined in the early 20th century, new versions of the mandolin began to be used in new forms of music. Luthiers created the resonator mandolin, the flatback mando... | Who destroyed the resonator mandolin? | Who destroyed the resonator mandolin? | [
" Who destroyed the resonator mandolin?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104221 | 5ad20ddcd7d075001a428293 | Mandolin | The second decline was not as complete as the first. Thousands of people had learned to play the instrument. Even as the second wave of mandolin popularity declined in the early 20th century, new versions of the mandolin began to be used in new forms of music. Luthiers created the resonator mandolin, the flatback mando... | What is the third type of new mandolins the Luthiers created? | What is the third type of new mandolins the Luthiers created? | [
" What is the third type of new mandolins the Luthiers created?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104222 | 5ad20ddcd7d075001a428294 | Mandolin | The second decline was not as complete as the first. Thousands of people had learned to play the instrument. Even as the second wave of mandolin popularity declined in the early 20th century, new versions of the mandolin began to be used in new forms of music. Luthiers created the resonator mandolin, the flatback mando... | What types of music did musicians never play the mandolins in? | What types of music did musicians never play the mandolins in? | [
" What types of music did musicians never play the mandolins in?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104223 | 5728a4972ca10214002da50c | Mandolin | Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin, and mandolin notes decay faster than larger stringed instruments like the guitar. This encourages the use of tremolo (rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings) to create sustained notes... | What happens to mandolin notes when plucked? | What happens to mandolin notes when plucked? | [
"What happens to mandolin notes when plucked? "
] | {
"text": [
"decay to silence"
],
"answer_start": [
44
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104224 | 5728a4972ca10214002da50d | Mandolin | Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin, and mandolin notes decay faster than larger stringed instruments like the guitar. This encourages the use of tremolo (rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings) to create sustained notes... | Do mandolin notes decay faster or slower than larger string instruments? | Do mandolin notes decay faster or slower than larger string instruments? | [
"Do mandolin notes decay faster or slower than larger string instruments?"
] | {
"text": [
"faster"
],
"answer_start": [
155
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104225 | 5728a4972ca10214002da50e | Mandolin | Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin, and mandolin notes decay faster than larger stringed instruments like the guitar. This encourages the use of tremolo (rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings) to create sustained notes... | What is tremolo? | What is tremolo? | [
"What is tremolo?"
] | {
"text": [
"rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings"
],
"answer_start": [
248
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104226 | 5728a4972ca10214002da50f | Mandolin | Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin, and mandolin notes decay faster than larger stringed instruments like the guitar. This encourages the use of tremolo (rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings) to create sustained notes... | What parts of the mandolin faciliate the tremolo technique? | What parts of the mandolin faciliate the tremolo technique? | [
"What parts of the mandolin faciliate the tremolo technique?"
] | {
"text": [
"paired strings"
],
"answer_start": [
347
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104227 | 5728a4972ca10214002da510 | Mandolin | Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin, and mandolin notes decay faster than larger stringed instruments like the guitar. This encourages the use of tremolo (rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings) to create sustained notes... | What is a plectrum? | What is a plectrum? | [
"What is a plectrum?"
] | {
"text": [
"pick"
],
"answer_start": [
403
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104228 | 5ad175e7645df0001a2d1ce8 | Mandolin | Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin, and mandolin notes decay faster than larger stringed instruments like the guitar. This encourages the use of tremolo (rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings) to create sustained notes... | What do mandolin notes do rather than decay to silence? | What do mandolin notes do rather than decay to silence? | [
"What do mandolin notes do rather than decay to silence?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104229 | 5ad175e7645df0001a2d1ce9 | Mandolin | Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin, and mandolin notes decay faster than larger stringed instruments like the guitar. This encourages the use of tremolo (rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings) to create sustained notes... | What is another word for tremolo? | What is another word for tremolo? | [
"What is another word for tremolo?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104230 | 5ad175e7645df0001a2d1cea | Mandolin | Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin, and mandolin notes decay faster than larger stringed instruments like the guitar. This encourages the use of tremolo (rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings) to create sustained notes... | What do notes on a violin sound like rather sounding out continuously? | What do notes on a violin sound like rather sounding out continuously? | [
"What do notes on a violin sound like rather sounding out continuously?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104231 | 5ad20e2bd7d075001a42829a | Mandolin | Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin, and mandolin notes decay faster than larger stringed instruments like the guitar. This encourages the use of tremolo (rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings) to create sustained notes... | What happens to mandolin notes when not plucked? | What happens to mandolin notes when not plucked? | [
"What happens to mandolin notes when not plucked?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104232 | 5ad20e2bd7d075001a42829b | Mandolin | Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin, and mandolin notes decay faster than larger stringed instruments like the guitar. This encourages the use of tremolo (rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings) to create sustained notes... | Do mandolin notes decay faster or slower than smaller string instruments? | Do mandolin notes decay faster or slower than smaller string instruments? | [
"Do mandolin notes decay faster or slower than smaller string instruments?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104233 | 5ad20e2bd7d075001a42829c | Mandolin | Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin, and mandolin notes decay faster than larger stringed instruments like the guitar. This encourages the use of tremolo (rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings) to create sustained notes... | What is trameolo? | What is trameolo? | [
" What is trameolo?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104234 | 5ad20e2bd7d075001a42829d | Mandolin | Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin, and mandolin notes decay faster than larger stringed instruments like the guitar. This encourages the use of tremolo (rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings) to create sustained notes... | What parts of the mandolin don't facilitate the tremolo technique? | What parts of the mandolin don't facilitate the tremolo technique? | [
" What parts of the mandolin don't facilitate the tremolo technique?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104235 | 5ad20e2bd7d075001a42829e | Mandolin | Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin, and mandolin notes decay faster than larger stringed instruments like the guitar. This encourages the use of tremolo (rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings) to create sustained notes... | What is a slectrum? | What is a slectrum? | [
" What is a slectrum?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104236 | 5728a540ff5b5019007da394 | Mandolin | The Neapolitan style has an almond-shaped body resembling a bowl, constructed from curved strips of wood. It usually has a bent sound table, canted in two planes with the design to take the tension of the 8 metal strings arranged in four courses. A hardwood fingerboard sits on top of or is flush with the sound table. V... | What kind of style does the Neapolitan mandolin have? | What kind of style does the Neapolitan mandolin have? | [
"What kind of style does the Neapolitan mandolin have?"
] | {
"text": [
"almond-shaped body resembling a bowl, constructed from curved strips of wood"
],
"answer_start": [
28
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104237 | 5728a540ff5b5019007da395 | Mandolin | The Neapolitan style has an almond-shaped body resembling a bowl, constructed from curved strips of wood. It usually has a bent sound table, canted in two planes with the design to take the tension of the 8 metal strings arranged in four courses. A hardwood fingerboard sits on top of or is flush with the sound table. V... | How many strings does the Neapolitan mandolin have? | How many strings does the Neapolitan mandolin have? | [
"How many strings does the Neapolitan mandolin have?"
] | {
"text": [
"8"
],
"answer_start": [
205
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104238 | 5728a540ff5b5019007da396 | Mandolin | The Neapolitan style has an almond-shaped body resembling a bowl, constructed from curved strips of wood. It usually has a bent sound table, canted in two planes with the design to take the tension of the 8 metal strings arranged in four courses. A hardwood fingerboard sits on top of or is flush with the sound table. V... | What are the Neapolitan mandolin made of? | What are the Neapolitan mandolin made of? | [
"What are the Neapolitan mandolin made of?"
] | {
"text": [
"metal strings"
],
"answer_start": [
207
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104239 | 5728a540ff5b5019007da397 | Mandolin | The Neapolitan style has an almond-shaped body resembling a bowl, constructed from curved strips of wood. It usually has a bent sound table, canted in two planes with the design to take the tension of the 8 metal strings arranged in four courses. A hardwood fingerboard sits on top of or is flush with the sound table. V... | What sits on top or is flush with the sound table of the Mandolin? | What sits on top or is flush with the sound table of the Mandolin? | [
"What sits on top or is flush with the sound table of the Mandolin?"
] | {
"text": [
"hardwood fingerboard"
],
"answer_start": [
249
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104240 | 5728a540ff5b5019007da398 | Mandolin | The Neapolitan style has an almond-shaped body resembling a bowl, constructed from curved strips of wood. It usually has a bent sound table, canted in two planes with the design to take the tension of the 8 metal strings arranged in four courses. A hardwood fingerboard sits on top of or is flush with the sound table. V... | How long is the scale commonly used on European roundbacks? | How long is the scale commonly used on European roundbacks? | [
"How long is the scale commonly used on European roundbacks? "
] | {
"text": [
"13-inch scale"
],
"answer_start": [
565
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104241 | 5ad20e80d7d075001a4282a4 | Mandolin | The Neapolitan style has an almond-shaped body resembling a bowl, constructed from curved strips of wood. It usually has a bent sound table, canted in two planes with the design to take the tension of the 8 metal strings arranged in four courses. A hardwood fingerboard sits on top of or is flush with the sound table. V... | What kind of style does the Ice Cream mandolin have? | What kind of style does the Ice Cream mandolin have? | [
"What kind of style does the Ice Cream mandolin have?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104242 | 5ad20e80d7d075001a4282a5 | Mandolin | The Neapolitan style has an almond-shaped body resembling a bowl, constructed from curved strips of wood. It usually has a bent sound table, canted in two planes with the design to take the tension of the 8 metal strings arranged in four courses. A hardwood fingerboard sits on top of or is flush with the sound table. V... | How many strings does the Peapolitan mandolin have? | How many strings does the Peapolitan mandolin have? | [
"How many strings does the Peapolitan mandolin have?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104243 | 5ad20e80d7d075001a4282a6 | Mandolin | The Neapolitan style has an almond-shaped body resembling a bowl, constructed from curved strips of wood. It usually has a bent sound table, canted in two planes with the design to take the tension of the 8 metal strings arranged in four courses. A hardwood fingerboard sits on top of or is flush with the sound table. V... | What are the Neapolitan mandolin not made of? | What are the Neapolitan mandolin not made of? | [
" What are the Neapolitan mandolin not made of?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104244 | 5ad20e80d7d075001a4282a7 | Mandolin | The Neapolitan style has an almond-shaped body resembling a bowl, constructed from curved strips of wood. It usually has a bent sound table, canted in two planes with the design to take the tension of the 8 metal strings arranged in four courses. A hardwood fingerboard sits on top of or is flush with the sound table. V... | What sits on bottom or is flush with the sound table of the Mandolin? | What sits on bottom or is flush with the sound table of the Mandolin? | [
" What sits on bottom or is flush with the sound table of the Mandolin?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104245 | 5ad20e80d7d075001a4282a8 | Mandolin | The Neapolitan style has an almond-shaped body resembling a bowl, constructed from curved strips of wood. It usually has a bent sound table, canted in two planes with the design to take the tension of the 8 metal strings arranged in four courses. A hardwood fingerboard sits on top of or is flush with the sound table. V... | How wide is the scale commonly used on European roundbacks? | How wide is the scale commonly used on European roundbacks? | [
" How wide is the scale commonly used on European roundbacks?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104246 | 5728a6062ca10214002da520 | Mandolin | Another family of bowlback mandolins came from Milan and Lombardy. These mandolins are closer to the mandolino or mandore than other modern mandolins. They are shorter and wider than the standard Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallow back. The instruments have 6 strings, 3 wire treble-strings and 3 gut or wire-wrapped-si... | Where did the Lombardic family of bowlback mandolins come from? | Where did the Lombardic family of bowlback mandolins come from? | [
"Where did the Lombardic family of bowlback mandolins come from?"
] | {
"text": [
"Milan and Lombardy"
],
"answer_start": [
47
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104247 | 5728a6062ca10214002da521 | Mandolin | Another family of bowlback mandolins came from Milan and Lombardy. These mandolins are closer to the mandolino or mandore than other modern mandolins. They are shorter and wider than the standard Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallow back. The instruments have 6 strings, 3 wire treble-strings and 3 gut or wire-wrapped-si... | What do the Lombardic mandolins resemble more than modern mandolins? | What do the Lombardic mandolins resemble more than modern mandolins? | [
"What do the Lombardic mandolins resemble more than modern mandolins?"
] | {
"text": [
"mandolino or mandore"
],
"answer_start": [
101
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104248 | 5728a6062ca10214002da522 | Mandolin | Another family of bowlback mandolins came from Milan and Lombardy. These mandolins are closer to the mandolino or mandore than other modern mandolins. They are shorter and wider than the standard Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallow back. The instruments have 6 strings, 3 wire treble-strings and 3 gut or wire-wrapped-si... | What differences do the Lombardic mandolins have from the Neapolitan mandolin? | What differences do the Lombardic mandolins have from the Neapolitan mandolin? | [
"What differences do the Lombardic mandolins have from the Neapolitan mandolin?"
] | {
"text": [
"They are shorter and wider"
],
"answer_start": [
151
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104249 | 5728a6062ca10214002da523 | Mandolin | Another family of bowlback mandolins came from Milan and Lombardy. These mandolins are closer to the mandolino or mandore than other modern mandolins. They are shorter and wider than the standard Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallow back. The instruments have 6 strings, 3 wire treble-strings and 3 gut or wire-wrapped-si... | How many strings do the Lombardic mandolins have? | How many strings do the Lombardic mandolins have? | [
"How many strings do the Lombardic mandolins have?"
] | {
"text": [
"6 strings"
],
"answer_start": [
259
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104250 | 5728a6062ca10214002da524 | Mandolin | Another family of bowlback mandolins came from Milan and Lombardy. These mandolins are closer to the mandolino or mandore than other modern mandolins. They are shorter and wider than the standard Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallow back. The instruments have 6 strings, 3 wire treble-strings and 3 gut or wire-wrapped-si... | Who was the developer of the Milanese mandolin? | Who was the developer of the Milanese mandolin? | [
"Who was the developer of the Milanese mandolin?"
] | {
"text": [
"Antonio Monzino"
],
"answer_start": [
528
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104251 | 5ad20ec3d7d075001a4282ae | Mandolin | Another family of bowlback mandolins came from Milan and Lombardy. These mandolins are closer to the mandolino or mandore than other modern mandolins. They are shorter and wider than the standard Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallow back. The instruments have 6 strings, 3 wire treble-strings and 3 gut or wire-wrapped-si... | Where did the Lombardic family of bowlback mandolins leave from? | Where did the Lombardic family of bowlback mandolins leave from? | [
"Where did the Lombardic family of bowlback mandolins leave from?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104252 | 5ad20ec3d7d075001a4282af | Mandolin | Another family of bowlback mandolins came from Milan and Lombardy. These mandolins are closer to the mandolino or mandore than other modern mandolins. They are shorter and wider than the standard Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallow back. The instruments have 6 strings, 3 wire treble-strings and 3 gut or wire-wrapped-si... | What do the Lombardic mandolins resemble more than ancient mandolins? | What do the Lombardic mandolins resemble more than ancient mandolins? | [
"What do the Lombardic mandolins resemble more than ancient mandolins?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104253 | 5ad20ec3d7d075001a4282b0 | Mandolin | Another family of bowlback mandolins came from Milan and Lombardy. These mandolins are closer to the mandolino or mandore than other modern mandolins. They are shorter and wider than the standard Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallow back. The instruments have 6 strings, 3 wire treble-strings and 3 gut or wire-wrapped-si... | What differences do the Lombardic mandolins have from the ancient mandolin? | What differences do the Lombardic mandolins have from the ancient mandolin? | [
"What differences do the Lombardic mandolins have from the ancient mandolin?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104254 | 5ad20ec3d7d075001a4282b1 | Mandolin | Another family of bowlback mandolins came from Milan and Lombardy. These mandolins are closer to the mandolino or mandore than other modern mandolins. They are shorter and wider than the standard Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallow back. The instruments have 6 strings, 3 wire treble-strings and 3 gut or wire-wrapped-si... | How many bows do the Lombardic mandolins have? | How many bows do the Lombardic mandolins have? | [
" How many bows do the Lombardic mandolins have?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104255 | 5ad20ec3d7d075001a4282b2 | Mandolin | Another family of bowlback mandolins came from Milan and Lombardy. These mandolins are closer to the mandolino or mandore than other modern mandolins. They are shorter and wider than the standard Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallow back. The instruments have 6 strings, 3 wire treble-strings and 3 gut or wire-wrapped-si... | Who was the developer of the Chinese mandolin? | Who was the developer of the Chinese mandolin? | [
" Who was the developer of the Chinese mandolin?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104256 | 5728a6773acd2414000dfbdb | Mandolin | Samuel Adelstein described the Lombardi mandolin in 1893 as wider and shorter than the Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallower back and a shorter and wider neck, with six single strings to the regular mandolin's set of 4. The Lombardi was tuned C, D, A, E, B, G. The strings were fastened to the bridge like a guitar's. Th... | Who described the Lombardi mandolin as wider and shorter than the Neoapolitan mandolin? | Who described the Lombardi mandolin as wider and shorter than the Neoapolitan mandolin? | [
"Who described the Lombardi mandolin as wider and shorter than the Neoapolitan mandolin?"
] | {
"text": [
"Samuel Adelstein"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104257 | 5728a6773acd2414000dfbdc | Mandolin | Samuel Adelstein described the Lombardi mandolin in 1893 as wider and shorter than the Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallower back and a shorter and wider neck, with six single strings to the regular mandolin's set of 4. The Lombardi was tuned C, D, A, E, B, G. The strings were fastened to the bridge like a guitar's. Th... | How many strings do the regular mandolin's have? | How many strings do the regular mandolin's have? | [
"How many strings do the regular mandolin's have?"
] | {
"text": [
"4"
],
"answer_start": [
217
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104258 | 5728a6773acd2414000dfbdd | Mandolin | Samuel Adelstein described the Lombardi mandolin in 1893 as wider and shorter than the Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallower back and a shorter and wider neck, with six single strings to the regular mandolin's set of 4. The Lombardi was tuned C, D, A, E, B, G. The strings were fastened to the bridge like a guitar's. Th... | What was the Lombardi Mandolin tuned to? | What was the Lombardi Mandolin tuned to? | [
"What was the Lombardi Mandolin tuned to?"
] | {
"text": [
"C, D, A, E, B, G."
],
"answer_start": [
243
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104259 | 5728a6773acd2414000dfbde | Mandolin | Samuel Adelstein described the Lombardi mandolin in 1893 as wider and shorter than the Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallower back and a shorter and wider neck, with six single strings to the regular mandolin's set of 4. The Lombardi was tuned C, D, A, E, B, G. The strings were fastened to the bridge like a guitar's. Th... | How many frets did the Lombardi have? | How many frets did the Lombardi have? | [
"How many frets did the Lombardi have?"
] | {
"text": [
"20 frets"
],
"answer_start": [
329
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104260 | 5728a6773acd2414000dfbdf | Mandolin | Samuel Adelstein described the Lombardi mandolin in 1893 as wider and shorter than the Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallower back and a shorter and wider neck, with six single strings to the regular mandolin's set of 4. The Lombardi was tuned C, D, A, E, B, G. The strings were fastened to the bridge like a guitar's. Th... | How many octaves did the Lombardi cover? | How many octaves did the Lombardi cover? | [
"How many octaves did the Lombardi cover?"
] | {
"text": [
"three octaves"
],
"answer_start": [
348
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104261 | 5ad20efed7d075001a4282b8 | Mandolin | Samuel Adelstein described the Lombardi mandolin in 1893 as wider and shorter than the Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallower back and a shorter and wider neck, with six single strings to the regular mandolin's set of 4. The Lombardi was tuned C, D, A, E, B, G. The strings were fastened to the bridge like a guitar's. Th... | Who described the Lombardi mandolin as longer and narrower than the Neoapolitan mandolin? | Who described the Lombardi mandolin as longer and narrower than the Neoapolitan mandolin? | [
"Who described the Lombardi mandolin as longer and narrower than the Neoapolitan mandolin?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104262 | 5ad20efed7d075001a4282b9 | Mandolin | Samuel Adelstein described the Lombardi mandolin in 1893 as wider and shorter than the Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallower back and a shorter and wider neck, with six single strings to the regular mandolin's set of 4. The Lombardi was tuned C, D, A, E, B, G. The strings were fastened to the bridge like a guitar's. Th... | How many strings do the non regular mandolin's have? | How many strings do the non regular mandolin's have? | [
" How many strings do the non regular mandolin's have?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104263 | 5ad20efed7d075001a4282ba | Mandolin | Samuel Adelstein described the Lombardi mandolin in 1893 as wider and shorter than the Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallower back and a shorter and wider neck, with six single strings to the regular mandolin's set of 4. The Lombardi was tuned C, D, A, E, B, G. The strings were fastened to the bridge like a guitar's. Th... | What was the Lombardi Mandolin untuned to? | What was the Lombardi Mandolin untuned to? | [
"What was the Lombardi Mandolin untuned to?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104264 | 5ad20efed7d075001a4282bb | Mandolin | Samuel Adelstein described the Lombardi mandolin in 1893 as wider and shorter than the Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallower back and a shorter and wider neck, with six single strings to the regular mandolin's set of 4. The Lombardi was tuned C, D, A, E, B, G. The strings were fastened to the bridge like a guitar's. Th... | How many frets did the Lombardi lack? | How many frets did the Lombardi lack? | [
"How many frets did the Lombardi lack?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104265 | 5ad20efed7d075001a4282bc | Mandolin | Samuel Adelstein described the Lombardi mandolin in 1893 as wider and shorter than the Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallower back and a shorter and wider neck, with six single strings to the regular mandolin's set of 4. The Lombardi was tuned C, D, A, E, B, G. The strings were fastened to the bridge like a guitar's. Th... | How many octaves did the Lombardi not cover? | How many octaves did the Lombardi not cover? | [
" How many octaves did the Lombardi not cover?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104266 | 5728a75e4b864d1900164b92 | Mandolin | In his 1805 mandolin method, Anweisung die Mandoline von selbst zu erlernen nebst einigen Uebungsstucken von Bortolazzi, Bartolomeo Bortolazzi popularised the Cremonese mandolin, which had four single-strings and a fixed bridge, to which the strings were attached. Bortolazzi said in this book that the new wire strung m... | Who popularised the Cremonese Mandolin? | Who popularised the Cremonese Mandolin? | [
"Who popularised the Cremonese Mandolin?"
] | {
"text": [
"Bartolomeo Bortolazzi"
],
"answer_start": [
121
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104267 | 5728a75e4b864d1900164b93 | Mandolin | In his 1805 mandolin method, Anweisung die Mandoline von selbst zu erlernen nebst einigen Uebungsstucken von Bortolazzi, Bartolomeo Bortolazzi popularised the Cremonese mandolin, which had four single-strings and a fixed bridge, to which the strings were attached. Bortolazzi said in this book that the new wire strung m... | What was Bartolomeo Bortolazzi's popular mandolin method? | What was Bartolomeo Bortolazzi's popular mandolin method? | [
"What was Bartolomeo Bortolazzi's popular mandolin method?"
] | {
"text": [
"Anweisung die Mandoline von selbst zu erlernen nebst einigen Uebungsstucken von Bortolazzi"
],
"answer_start": [
29
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104268 | 5728a75e4b864d1900164b94 | Mandolin | In his 1805 mandolin method, Anweisung die Mandoline von selbst zu erlernen nebst einigen Uebungsstucken von Bortolazzi, Bartolomeo Bortolazzi popularised the Cremonese mandolin, which had four single-strings and a fixed bridge, to which the strings were attached. Bortolazzi said in this book that the new wire strung m... | How many strings did the Cremonese Mandolin have? | How many strings did the Cremonese Mandolin have? | [
"How many strings did the Cremonese Mandolin have?"
] | {
"text": [
"four single-strings"
],
"answer_start": [
189
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104269 | 5728a75e4b864d1900164b95 | Mandolin | In his 1805 mandolin method, Anweisung die Mandoline von selbst zu erlernen nebst einigen Uebungsstucken von Bortolazzi, Bartolomeo Bortolazzi popularised the Cremonese mandolin, which had four single-strings and a fixed bridge, to which the strings were attached. Bortolazzi said in this book that the new wire strung m... | Did Bortolazzi like playing the new wire strung mandolins? | Did Bortolazzi like playing the new wire strung mandolins? | [
"Did Bortolazzi like playing the new wire strung mandolins? "
] | {
"text": [
"uncomfortable to play"
],
"answer_start": [
334
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104270 | 5728a75e4b864d1900164b96 | Mandolin | In his 1805 mandolin method, Anweisung die Mandoline von selbst zu erlernen nebst einigen Uebungsstucken von Bortolazzi, Bartolomeo Bortolazzi popularised the Cremonese mandolin, which had four single-strings and a fixed bridge, to which the strings were attached. Bortolazzi said in this book that the new wire strung m... | What did Bortolazzi say about the sound? | What did Bortolazzi say about the sound? | [
"What did Bortolazzi say about the sound? "
] | {
"text": [
"less pleasing...hard, zither-like tone"
],
"answer_start": [
430
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104271 | 5ad211e7d7d075001a4282de | Mandolin | In his 1805 mandolin method, Anweisung die Mandoline von selbst zu erlernen nebst einigen Uebungsstucken von Bortolazzi, Bartolomeo Bortolazzi popularised the Cremonese mandolin, which had four single-strings and a fixed bridge, to which the strings were attached. Bortolazzi said in this book that the new wire strung m... | Who didn't popularize the Cremonese Mandolin? | Who didn't popularize the Cremonese Mandolin? | [
"Who didn't popularize the Cremonese Mandolin?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104272 | 5ad211e7d7d075001a4282df | Mandolin | In his 1805 mandolin method, Anweisung die Mandoline von selbst zu erlernen nebst einigen Uebungsstucken von Bortolazzi, Bartolomeo Bortolazzi popularised the Cremonese mandolin, which had four single-strings and a fixed bridge, to which the strings were attached. Bortolazzi said in this book that the new wire strung m... | What was Bartolomeo Bortolazzi's unpopular mandolin method? | What was Bartolomeo Bortolazzi's unpopular mandolin method? | [
" What was Bartolomeo Bortolazzi's unpopular mandolin method?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104273 | 5ad211e7d7d075001a4282e0 | Mandolin | In his 1805 mandolin method, Anweisung die Mandoline von selbst zu erlernen nebst einigen Uebungsstucken von Bortolazzi, Bartolomeo Bortolazzi popularised the Cremonese mandolin, which had four single-strings and a fixed bridge, to which the strings were attached. Bortolazzi said in this book that the new wire strung m... | How many double strings did the Cremonese Mandolin have? | How many double strings did the Cremonese Mandolin have? | [
" How many double strings did the Cremonese Mandolin have?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104274 | 5ad211e7d7d075001a4282e1 | Mandolin | In his 1805 mandolin method, Anweisung die Mandoline von selbst zu erlernen nebst einigen Uebungsstucken von Bortolazzi, Bartolomeo Bortolazzi popularised the Cremonese mandolin, which had four single-strings and a fixed bridge, to which the strings were attached. Bortolazzi said in this book that the new wire strung m... | What did Bortolazzi say about the tempo? | What did Bortolazzi say about the tempo? | [
" What did Bortolazzi say about the tempo?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104275 | 5728a7ed3acd2414000dfc0d | Mandolin | At the very end of the 19th century, a new style, with a carved top and back construction inspired by violin family instruments began to supplant the European-style bowl-back instruments in the United States. This new style is credited to mandolins designed and built by Orville Gibson, a Kalamazoo, Michigan luthier who... | When was a new sytle of carved top and back construction mandolins created? | When was a new sytle of carved top and back construction mandolins created? | [
"When was a new sytle of carved top and back construction mandolins created?"
] | {
"text": [
"end of the 19th century"
],
"answer_start": [
12
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104276 | 5728a7ed3acd2414000dfc0e | Mandolin | At the very end of the 19th century, a new style, with a carved top and back construction inspired by violin family instruments began to supplant the European-style bowl-back instruments in the United States. This new style is credited to mandolins designed and built by Orville Gibson, a Kalamazoo, Michigan luthier who... | What was the new sytle of mandolins inspired from? | What was the new sytle of mandolins inspired from? | [
"What was the new sytle of mandolins inspired from?"
] | {
"text": [
"violin family instruments"
],
"answer_start": [
102
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104277 | 5728a7ed3acd2414000dfc0f | Mandolin | At the very end of the 19th century, a new style, with a carved top and back construction inspired by violin family instruments began to supplant the European-style bowl-back instruments in the United States. This new style is credited to mandolins designed and built by Orville Gibson, a Kalamazoo, Michigan luthier who... | What sytle did the new style of mandolins supplant? | What sytle did the new style of mandolins supplant? | [
"What sytle did the new style of mandolins supplant?"
] | {
"text": [
"European-style bowl-back"
],
"answer_start": [
150
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104278 | 5728a7ed3acd2414000dfc10 | Mandolin | At the very end of the 19th century, a new style, with a carved top and back construction inspired by violin family instruments began to supplant the European-style bowl-back instruments in the United States. This new style is credited to mandolins designed and built by Orville Gibson, a Kalamazoo, Michigan luthier who... | Who founded the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Co, Limited? | Who founded the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Co, Limited? | [
"Who founded the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Co, Limited? "
] | {
"text": [
"Orville Gibson"
],
"answer_start": [
271
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104279 | 5ad2123dd7d075001a4282f0 | Mandolin | At the very end of the 19th century, a new style, with a carved top and back construction inspired by violin family instruments began to supplant the European-style bowl-back instruments in the United States. This new style is credited to mandolins designed and built by Orville Gibson, a Kalamazoo, Michigan luthier who... | When was a old style of carved top and back construction mandolins created? | When was a old style of carved top and back construction mandolins created? | [
"When was a old style of carved top and back construction mandolins created?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104280 | 5ad2123dd7d075001a4282f1 | Mandolin | At the very end of the 19th century, a new style, with a carved top and back construction inspired by violin family instruments began to supplant the European-style bowl-back instruments in the United States. This new style is credited to mandolins designed and built by Orville Gibson, a Kalamazoo, Michigan luthier who... | What was the old style of mandolins inspired from? | What was the old style of mandolins inspired from? | [
" What was the old style of mandolins inspired from?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104281 | 5ad2123dd7d075001a4282f2 | Mandolin | At the very end of the 19th century, a new style, with a carved top and back construction inspired by violin family instruments began to supplant the European-style bowl-back instruments in the United States. This new style is credited to mandolins designed and built by Orville Gibson, a Kalamazoo, Michigan luthier who... | What style did the old style of mandolins supplant? | What style did the old style of mandolins supplant? | [
" What style did the old style of mandolins supplant?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104282 | 5ad2123dd7d075001a4282f3 | Mandolin | At the very end of the 19th century, a new style, with a carved top and back construction inspired by violin family instruments began to supplant the European-style bowl-back instruments in the United States. This new style is credited to mandolins designed and built by Orville Gibson, a Kalamazoo, Michigan luthier who... | Who founded the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Co, Unlimited? | Who founded the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Co, Unlimited? | [
" Who founded the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Co, Unlimited?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104283 | 5728a8913acd2414000dfc1f | Mandolin | These styles generally have either two f-shaped soundholes like a violin (F-5 and A-5), or an oval sound hole (F-4 and A-4 and lower models) directly under the strings. Much variation exists between makers working from these archetypes, and other variants have become increasingly common. Generally, in the United States... | What shape sounds holes do these styles of mandolins have? | What shape sounds holes do these styles of mandolins have? | [
"What shape sounds holes do these styles of mandolins have? "
] | {
"text": [
"two f-shaped soundholes like a violin (F-5 and A-5), or an oval sound hole (F-4 and A-4 and lower models)"
],
"answer_start": [
35
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104284 | 5728a8913acd2414000dfc20 | Mandolin | These styles generally have either two f-shaped soundholes like a violin (F-5 and A-5), or an oval sound hole (F-4 and A-4 and lower models) directly under the strings. Much variation exists between makers working from these archetypes, and other variants have become increasingly common. Generally, in the United States... | Where are the soundholes located? | Where are the soundholes located? | [
"Where are the soundholes located?"
] | {
"text": [
"directly under the strings"
],
"answer_start": [
141
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104285 | 5728a8913acd2414000dfc21 | Mandolin | These styles generally have either two f-shaped soundholes like a violin (F-5 and A-5), or an oval sound hole (F-4 and A-4 and lower models) directly under the strings. Much variation exists between makers working from these archetypes, and other variants have become increasingly common. Generally, in the United States... | What mandolin is associate with Bluegrass music? | What mandolin is associate with Bluegrass music? | [
"What mandolin is associate with Bluegrass music?"
] | {
"text": [
"Gibson F-hole F-5 mandolins"
],
"answer_start": [
322
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104286 | 5728a8913acd2414000dfc22 | Mandolin | These styles generally have either two f-shaped soundholes like a violin (F-5 and A-5), or an oval sound hole (F-4 and A-4 and lower models) directly under the strings. Much variation exists between makers working from these archetypes, and other variants have become increasingly common. Generally, in the United States... | What style is associate with other types of music? | What style is associate with other types of music? | [
"What style is associate with other types of music?"
] | {
"text": [
"A-style"
],
"answer_start": [
440
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104287 | 5728a8913acd2414000dfc23 | Mandolin | These styles generally have either two f-shaped soundholes like a violin (F-5 and A-5), or an oval sound hole (F-4 and A-4 and lower models) directly under the strings. Much variation exists between makers working from these archetypes, and other variants have become increasingly common. Generally, in the United States... | Why is the F-5 mandolin more expensive? | Why is the F-5 mandolin more expensive? | [
"Why is the F-5 mandolin more expensive?"
] | {
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"complicated woodwork"
],
"answer_start": [
569
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} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104288 | 5ad21289d7d075001a428302 | Mandolin | These styles generally have either two f-shaped soundholes like a violin (F-5 and A-5), or an oval sound hole (F-4 and A-4 and lower models) directly under the strings. Much variation exists between makers working from these archetypes, and other variants have become increasingly common. Generally, in the United States... | What shape sounds holes do these styles of mandolins not have? | What shape sounds holes do these styles of mandolins not have? | [
" What shape sounds holes do these styles of mandolins not have?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104289 | 5ad21289d7d075001a428303 | Mandolin | These styles generally have either two f-shaped soundholes like a violin (F-5 and A-5), or an oval sound hole (F-4 and A-4 and lower models) directly under the strings. Much variation exists between makers working from these archetypes, and other variants have become increasingly common. Generally, in the United States... | Where are the feelingholes located? | Where are the feelingholes located? | [
" Where are the feelingholes located?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104290 | 5ad21289d7d075001a428304 | Mandolin | These styles generally have either two f-shaped soundholes like a violin (F-5 and A-5), or an oval sound hole (F-4 and A-4 and lower models) directly under the strings. Much variation exists between makers working from these archetypes, and other variants have become increasingly common. Generally, in the United States... | What mandolin is not associated with Bluegrass music? | What mandolin is not associated with Bluegrass music? | [
"What mandolin is not associated with Bluegrass music?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104291 | 5ad21289d7d075001a428305 | Mandolin | These styles generally have either two f-shaped soundholes like a violin (F-5 and A-5), or an oval sound hole (F-4 and A-4 and lower models) directly under the strings. Much variation exists between makers working from these archetypes, and other variants have become increasingly common. Generally, in the United States... | Why is the F-5 mandolin less expensive? | Why is the F-5 mandolin less expensive? | [
" Why is the F-5 mandolin less expensive?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104292 | 5728a91e3acd2414000dfc33 | Mandolin | Numerous modern mandolin makers build instruments that largely replicate the Gibson F-5 Artist models built in the early 1920s under the supervision of Gibson acoustician Lloyd Loar. Original Loar-signed instruments are sought after and extremely valuable. Other makers from the Loar period and earlier include Lyon and ... | What style of Gisbon Mandolin was largely replicated? | What style of Gisbon Mandolin was largely replicated? | [
"What style of Gisbon Mandolin was largely replicated?"
] | {
"text": [
"Gibson F-5"
],
"answer_start": [
77
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104293 | 5728a91e3acd2414000dfc34 | Mandolin | Numerous modern mandolin makers build instruments that largely replicate the Gibson F-5 Artist models built in the early 1920s under the supervision of Gibson acoustician Lloyd Loar. Original Loar-signed instruments are sought after and extremely valuable. Other makers from the Loar period and earlier include Lyon and ... | When was the Gibson F-5 largely replicated? | When was the Gibson F-5 largely replicated? | [
"When was the Gibson F-5 largely replicated?"
] | {
"text": [
"early 1920s"
],
"answer_start": [
115
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104294 | 5728a91e3acd2414000dfc35 | Mandolin | Numerous modern mandolin makers build instruments that largely replicate the Gibson F-5 Artist models built in the early 1920s under the supervision of Gibson acoustician Lloyd Loar. Original Loar-signed instruments are sought after and extremely valuable. Other makers from the Loar period and earlier include Lyon and ... | Who supervised the Gibson F-5's replication? | Who supervised the Gibson F-5's replication? | [
"Who supervised the Gibson F-5's replication? "
] | {
"text": [
"Gibson acoustician Lloyd Loar"
],
"answer_start": [
152
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104295 | 5728a91e3acd2414000dfc36 | Mandolin | Numerous modern mandolin makers build instruments that largely replicate the Gibson F-5 Artist models built in the early 1920s under the supervision of Gibson acoustician Lloyd Loar. Original Loar-signed instruments are sought after and extremely valuable. Other makers from the Loar period and earlier include Lyon and ... | Who are the other makers from the Loar period? | Who are the other makers from the Loar period? | [
"Who are the other makers from the Loar period? "
] | {
"text": [
"Lyon and Healy, Vega and Larson Brothers"
],
"answer_start": [
311
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104296 | 5728a91e3acd2414000dfc37 | Mandolin | Numerous modern mandolin makers build instruments that largely replicate the Gibson F-5 Artist models built in the early 1920s under the supervision of Gibson acoustician Lloyd Loar. Original Loar-signed instruments are sought after and extremely valuable. Other makers from the Loar period and earlier include Lyon and ... | Who were notable modern American mandolin manufacturers? | Who were notable modern American mandolin manufacturers? | [
"Who were notable modern American mandolin manufacturers? "
] | {
"text": [
"Kay, Gibson, Weber, Monteleone and Collings."
],
"answer_start": [
436
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104297 | 5ad212ead7d075001a428314 | Mandolin | Numerous modern mandolin makers build instruments that largely replicate the Gibson F-5 Artist models built in the early 1920s under the supervision of Gibson acoustician Lloyd Loar. Original Loar-signed instruments are sought after and extremely valuable. Other makers from the Loar period and earlier include Lyon and ... | What style of Gisbon Mandolin was never replicated? | What style of Gisbon Mandolin was never replicated? | [
"What style of Gisbon Mandolin was never replicated?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104298 | 5ad212ead7d075001a428315 | Mandolin | Numerous modern mandolin makers build instruments that largely replicate the Gibson F-5 Artist models built in the early 1920s under the supervision of Gibson acoustician Lloyd Loar. Original Loar-signed instruments are sought after and extremely valuable. Other makers from the Loar period and earlier include Lyon and ... | When was the Gibson F-5 never replicated? | When was the Gibson F-5 never replicated? | [
"When was the Gibson F-5 never replicated?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-104299 | 5ad212ead7d075001a428316 | Mandolin | Numerous modern mandolin makers build instruments that largely replicate the Gibson F-5 Artist models built in the early 1920s under the supervision of Gibson acoustician Lloyd Loar. Original Loar-signed instruments are sought after and extremely valuable. Other makers from the Loar period and earlier include Lyon and ... | Who rejected the Gibson F-5's replication? | Who rejected the Gibson F-5's replication? | [
" Who rejected the Gibson F-5's replication?"
] | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
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