Seems to me that you have a sensible approach: build an instrument with a scale you're comfortable playing, then experiment with string gauges until you find a 5ths tuning that works for you. "Cittern" doesn't have a standard tuning such as mandola or mandocello. Are you planning to use doubled strings, in unison or octave tuning?
Allen Hopkins
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