So everyone here I'm sure knows the ambiguity surrounding what constitutes a cittern, bouzouki, OM, etc. It seems like the general consensus is 5-course is a cittern, 4-course long scale is a bouzouki, and a shorter scale 4-course is an octave mandolin.
Anyways, I have seen several pictures such as this Sobell:
Every time I see these 6-course citterns, I always ask myself "how this is different from a twelve string guitar?" and "how is a twelve string guitar not a cittern?"
Shape? Tuning? Style of playing? Whether the player wants to be referred to as a cittern player or not?
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