Pasquale Vinaccia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Italian luthier, created the Neapolitan mandolin
Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1806
Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy
Profession: inventor, musical instrument maker
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Pasquale Vinaccia
- 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.
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