Gallery of Old Instruments

Below you will find a listing of historical (i.e. old) extant citterns, bandoras, orpharions, cithrinchen, English guittars, and miscellaneous "other citterns" from museums and other collections. Instruments with a separate dedicated page of information can be found by clicking on the [More info] link.

For related content, see also:

• • Provisional List of 16th and early 17th Century Builders of Citterns, Orpharions & Bandoras 

  • Peter Forrester's Provisional List of Extant 16th and Early 17th Century Citterns.

  • Provisional List of Extant Cithrinchens (17th / 18th C.)

  • Provisional List of Extant Archcitterns (17th / 18th C.)

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