Context: There is confusion currently as to the name of the eldest Vinaccia luthier who first ran the shop. His name has been put forth as Gennaro Vinaccia (active c. 1710 to c. 1788) and Nic. Vinaccia. His son Antonio Vinaccia was active c. 1734 to c. 1796. An early extant example of a mandolin is one built by Antonio Vinaccia in 1759, which resides at the University of Edinburgh. Another is by Giuseppe Vinaccia, built in 1893, is also at the University of Edinburgh. The earliest extant mandolin was built in 1744 by Antonio's son, Gaetano Vinaccia. It resides in the Conservatoire Royal de Musique in Brussels, Belgium.

Question: What is there currently confusion over? 
Answer: eldest Vinaccia luthier who first ran the shop

Question: Who is said to have ran the first shop? 
Answer: Gennaro Vinaccia (active c. 1710 to c. 1788) and Nic

Question: Where does the mandolin built by Antonio Vinaccia reside?
Answer: University of Edinburgh

Question: Where does the mandolin built by Giuseppe Vinaccia reside?
Answer: University of Edinburgh

Question: Where does the mandolin that Gaetano Vinaccia reside?
Answer: Conservatoire Royal de Musique in Brussels, Belgium.

Question: Who was active from 1718-1780?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who was active from 1743-1769?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who built an early mandolin in 1795?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who built a mandolin in 1839?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who built the earliest mandolin in 1474?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is there not currently confusion over?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  Who is said to have ran the last shop?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  Where was the mandolin built by Antonio Vinaccia destroyed?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  Where was the mandolin that Gaetano Vinaccia detroyed?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  Where was the mandolin built by Giuseppe Vinaccia destroyed?
Answer: Unanswerable