Waldzither
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The Waldzither is a stringed instrument from Germany, a type of cittern
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It has 9 strings in 5 courses and is tuned C, G G, C C, E E, G G. The strings are made of Steel.
Cittern
The cittern or cither is a stringed instrument dating from the Renaissance. Modern scholars debate its exact history, but it is generally accepted that it is descended from the Medieval Citole, or Cytole. It looks much like the modern-day flat-back mandolin and the modern Irish bouzouki and cittern...
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It has 9 strings in 5 courses and is tuned C, G G, C C, E E, G G. The strings are made of Steel.