3 Irish Reels for fingerstyle cittern
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I never knew jack charlton played the cittern so well
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Thank you for your kind reply Citternalia I appreciate your time
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Thank you for your kind reply Citternalia
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wish i could play this!
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very very nice,gret sound of cittern..reggards Francesco da Italy
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o.o again!
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Dear Mr. Sobol,
could you tell us please the exact scale length of your nice instrument? It's a Sobell, isn't it?
Thank you!
caniloup 1 month ago
@caniloup Yes it's a Sobell 10-string from the 80s. This one is 615mm. without the capo, or about 24 & 3/16" in. But I've got it tuned to F and then capoed to G, so 2 frets shorter. That would be 550mm. or about 21 & 5/8"--quite a bit easier to handle.
Citternalia 1 month ago
is the cittern the same as the Irish Bouzouki?
Markijoe65 6 months ago
@Markijoe65 : Two kinds of difference--technical: 4-courses=bouzouki, 5- or 6-courses=cittern; also scale length of 25" or above= bouzouki, shorter=cittern. And cultural: makers who trace their cultural lineage back to Johnny Moynihan/Alec Finn and their importation of the Greek bouzouki to Ireland in the 60s will call their instruments bouzoukis; builders who trace their inspiration to Stefan Sobell and his revival of the English/Scottish cittern in the 70s will call theirs citterns.
Citternalia 6 months ago