Oakwood Cittern
A fine example of great workmanship, this hand built 10 string Cittern was made in 1998 by English luthiers Martyn Banks & Gordon Hewson from Oakwood Instruments. This is the ‘Classic’ rosewood model which oozes
with quality woods. The back is 3 piece rosewood with centre maple strip and figured maple binding to top and bottom edges. Ebony heel cap and rosewood headstock with trust rod cover. Quality Schaller geared tuners with black buttons.
A note from the makers
We applied the experience and knowledge gained from developing our range of guitar designs to the mandola, cittern and bouzouki. The Classic has a larger body size than the Original, guitar-type bracing for the soundboard and a guitar-type, pinless fixed bridge. The result is a ‘classic’ sound – superb tone, wonderful balance, bright clear trebles and a really rich resonant bass. Details:- Soundboard: Spruce
- Back & Sides: Rosewood
- Neck: Rock maple with adjustable truss rod
- Fingerboard: Ebony with mother-of-pearl position markers
- Tuners: Schaller
- Finish: Satin acid catalysed lacquer
- Pickup: Ashworth ( highly recommended by Pierre Bensusan who has one installed in his guitar)
- Case: Custom fitted fibre shaped
- Scale length: 640mm
- Overall length: 1020mm
- Body width: 390mm
- Body depth: 95mm
- Body length: 460mm
- Nut width: 45mm
- neck depth at 1st fret: 23mm
- neck depth at 12th fret: 30mm