WAV-in a purely academic sense, whoever was the first person who made a piece of wood, and strung it with string or what have you is the person whom we have to thank for all string instruments. Everything-mandolin, banjo,oud, guitar, EVERYTHING derives from that invention. So purely speaking, your concept of an English cittern is flawed because no one in England created (to quote from a Fairport song) the wood and the wire. Oh and by the way, on another thread I asked you repeatedly where your recorder is actually made? While we're at it, how about your keyboard?

I also guess you have abandoned your English folk awards thread.
Coming up next week folks will be all the other bullet points from WAV on his "website" so be prepared.