page_title: Pasquale Vinaccia
hierarchical_section_title: Pasquale Vinaccia
caption_attribution_description: English: Pasquale Vinaccia, luthier, inventor or perfecter of the Neapolitan mandolin. He was grandfather of Carlo Munier, by Pasquale's daughter Rosa Vinaccia.
context_page_description: Pasquale Vinaccia was an Italian luthier, appointed instrument-maker for the Queen of Italy, and maternal grandfather to Carlo Munier. In 1835 he improved the mandolin, creating a version of the instrument that used steel wires for strings, known today as the "Neapolitan Mandolin." His use of steel strings has become the dominant way of stringing mandolins.
context_section_description: Pasquale Vinaccia (1806—c. 1882) was an Italian luthier, appointed instrument-maker for the Queen of Italy, and maternal grandfather to Carlo Munier. In 1835 he improved the mandolin, creating a version of the instrument that used steel wires for strings, known today as the "Neapolitan Mandolin."  His use of steel strings has become the dominant way of stringing mandolins.
caption: Pasquale Vinaccia, luthier and creator of the Neapolitan Mandolin.
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