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who did the whistling in for a few dollars more
Alessandro Alessandroni can be heard as the whistler on the soundtrack for Sergio Leone's film, For a Few Dollars More.
Did Alessandro Alessandroni play a musical instrument?
Alessandro Alessandroni played multiple instruments, including the guitar, mandolin, mandolincello, sitar, accordion and piano.
What is a mandolin?
A mandolin is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is usually plucked with a plectrum.

Question: how about the third instrument in the answer
Self-contained rewrite: What is a mandolincello?