It's sort of like, a banjo is a banjo, right? Except that there are 3 different types of 4 string banjo that are common (banjo-uke, tenor and plectrum) all with different tunings and scales, there are 2 different types of 5-string banjo (the standard and the Pete Seeger style long-neck), the 6 string guitar banjo, the 8-string banjo-mandolin which can also be strung with 2 sets of ukulele strings and played as a taropach, and a 12-string fretless banjo common in Turkey called a cumbus.
When I got my cittern, it was tuned G D G D G, and so far I've found no reason to change that.
If you want to hear some great Irish bouzouki playing, you should check out Beth Patterson. She plays instruments of 8 and 10 strings, both in Irish bouzouki tuning. Once when I offered to let her try my new guitar she said, "Thanks anyway, but I'm guitarded."
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Date: 2011-05-25 10:54 pm (UTC)http://www.ceolas.org/instruments/cittern.html
It's sort of like, a banjo is a banjo, right? Except that there are 3 different types of 4 string banjo that are common (banjo-uke, tenor and plectrum) all with different tunings and scales, there are 2 different types of 5-string banjo (the standard and the Pete Seeger style long-neck), the 6 string guitar banjo, the 8-string banjo-mandolin which can also be strung with 2 sets of ukulele strings and played as a taropach, and a 12-string fretless banjo common in Turkey called a cumbus.
When I got my cittern, it was tuned G D G D G, and so far I've found no reason to change that.
If you want to hear some great Irish bouzouki playing, you should check out Beth Patterson. She plays instruments of 8 and 10 strings, both in Irish bouzouki tuning. Once when I offered to let her try my new guitar she said, "Thanks anyway, but I'm guitarded."