I want to know the answer to the following question:
What year was the beginning of the transition from mandolino to mandolin?
All the background I'm provided with is that "The transition from the mandolino to the mandolin began around 1744 with the designing of the metal-string mandolin by the Vinaccia family, 3 brass strings and one of gut, using friction tuning pegs on a fingerboard that sat "flush" with the sound table.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes