Cithrinchen
Distinctively shaped cittern of the Renaissance and Baroque periods
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The Cithrinchen or Bell cittern was a distinctively shaped instrument of the renaissance and baroque periods. It was usually strung with doubled courses of thin, light tension brass or steel strings. It usually had 3 soundholes (with decorative roses) and 5 (or sometimes 6 or more) courses (pairs) of strings. It was popular in Germany, England and Sweden. [1][2][3][4][5]
Cithrinchen or Bell cittern by Joachim Tielke in the V&A Museum, London, UK. | |
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| Other names | Bell cittern, Citrinchen, Hamburger cithrinchen |
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Most such instruments built nowadays are reconstructions of historical instruments, or modern mandolin-type instruments which simply use the same body shape as the historical Cithrinchen.
Gallery
Cithrinchen in the Met Museum, New York, USA.
Cithrinchen in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich, Germany
Cithrinchen in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum - Nuremberg, Germany, front view
Cithrinchen in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum - Nuremberg, Germany, rear view
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