With the shorter scale of 20", this cittern lies about halfway between a bouzouki and mandolin. The advantage here is closer fret increments which allow for faster picking and less finger stretch, and the low 5th course acts as a drone or for partial chord fingering.
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The scale is long enough to facilitate ringing out some rhythm chords without sounding tinny and the deep body design warms up the treble range.
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Available as flat-top.
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Base price from $3650.00 USD including case
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Citterns
Short-Scale
Cittern
Specifications
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20" Scale length
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14" body width / 355mm
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3 3/8" body depth / 86mm
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1 11/16" nut width / 44mm
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14 fret neck
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tuning : GDADA, GDGDG,...
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strings : .010,.016,.025,.035,.050
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unison or octave stringing