Folk & Acoustic Musical Instrument Specialists


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CITTERN

   
Definition: small flat backed wire-strung plucked instrument; played with a plectrum; popular from renaissance to baroque times. Modern citterns are much bigger, and more like mandolins in shape. Usually with 10 strings in 5 courses. Related to Portuguese Guitarra.
Read the full Citterns FAQ Page.

CAJONS

The Cajon is the Spanish/Latin American percussion box (the word cajon means box). It has become very popular this century partly because the tone of the box is clean and does not ring on and so works very well to accompany stringed instruments, for instance a flamenco guitar. The player sits on the cajon and plays the front pla...read more
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