Building my prototype Cittern

I documented what I could while building this prototype Cittern in my half-finished shed/workshop. The instrument is designed as a mix of modern nordic mandola/låtmandola design and lattice-braced guitar ideas. Sound examples here:    • Short Scale Cittern Demo   Top: Clawed European Spruce Back & Sides: Sapele Neck: Roasted Maple with a plain maple stripe and 4 x carbon fibre bars. Fingerboard: Royal Blackwood (torrefied Purpleheart) Lattice bracing: Balsa wood and Carbon fibre Neck is adjustable at the heel with an Allen key. Top frequency and response is adjustable with weights accessed through a magnetic hatch in the side.