Andrew Hartig has set up an all-things-cittern site at:
http://www.cittern.theaterofmusic.com/
have fun,
Sean
On May 27, 2011, at 2:14 PM, David Smith wrote:
I understand that 16th century citterns had metal (wire?) frets built
into the fingerboard rather than the tied-on frets used on lutes
until
much later. Is it known when metal frets started being used and what
instruments they were used on?
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