The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #2065   Message #3013283
Posted By: John P
22-Oct-10 - 04:57 PM
Thread Name: Irish bouzouki
Subject: RE: Irish bouzouki
We taught a workshop at a folk festival a few years ago on cittern/Irish bouzouki/octave mandolin. We had nine instruments in the room and seven different tunings. My instrument has five courses, tuned D-G-D-G-D.

Some other common tunings:
GDAE
ADAD
GDAE
AEAE
GDGD

I think a new Sobell cittern is in the $7000-$9000 range.