Damien Delgrossi wrote:
Hi all,
A french cistre is in the workshop of an old instrument seller called
Rodolphe Delcroix, in Nice, France.
Looks playable but expensive! :-)
http://www.musicantic.eu/instruments-a-cordes-pincees/cistres/cistre-francais-xviii-siecle_788_fr_D.html
Damien
This looks a bit strange to me. I don't think I've ever seen an 18th
century cittern with a fretboard flush with the table (like an early
guitar). The fretboard looks curved (?) but the bridge doesn't. The
string arrangement given is OK, though.
I put up a picture of this on a gallery page of pictures of 18th century
French cistres here:
http://www.tuningsinthirds.com/cythre/gallery.html
This instrument looks definitely a bit different - not just the guitar
body shape (guitar shpaed guitars are not inknown).
Stuart
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