Talk:Mandolin orchestra

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Size?
This article discusses the instrument correspondences, but say nothing about the SIZE of these ensembles. Are they, for example, comparable to a modern symphony orchestra, with 16 violins, 14 violas, 14 cellos, and 8 double bases?

Or are they more like the "classical" orchestra, with 8 violins, 6 violas, 4 cellos, and 2 bases?

Or something in between? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.253 (talk) 22:58, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I'll think about addressing that. It depends. Some modern mandolin orchestras in Japan might be a large as a full sized classical orchestra. Smaller groups might have as many as 20 musicians onstage in online videos (some more). Pictures of student orchestras in the late 1800s might be more ensembles, with just enough instruments to have a couple instruments per part. Jacqke (talk) 23:14, 8 May 2023 (UTC)