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4 course cittern by Peter Forrester, 1998
9 strings of wire (brass and iron) in 4 courses, Italian re-entrant tuning:
1st : e’ x 2
2nd : d’ x 2
3rd : g x 1 and g’ x 2
4th : b’ x 2
This chromatic cittern, based on an Italian model, has a rose of parchment and wood and a carving on the peg-box of a male head with pointed ears (the devil?), wearing a ruff. The maker, Peter Forrester, now retired, specialised in renaissance wire-strung instruments and was internationally acknowledged as the master of his craft.
This has been my workhorse in renaissance music ensembles for years and shows some signs of wear. I now rarely play cittern, so this lovely loud and resonant instrument deserves a new home.
Overall length: 70 cm
Vibrating string length: 42.5 cm
Body width at widest point: 23 cm
Body depth: 5 cm at the neck, tapering to 2.5 cm at the tail.
This cittern comes with a Kingham fitted case and a collection of spare strings.
£1,800.
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