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Citole Final

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Finally finished with this project, as far as I am going to take it, that is.

Adding the little bit of rosewood on the soundholes seems to have covered up how they are off kilter.

Pine for the body, rosewood for the fingerboard and tail, ebony for the bridge, birch ply for the soundboard, and a mystery wood for the pegs (it may be something close to bubinga, but I can't be certain. Strings and frets are monofilament/nylon. Finished with lacquer.
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Wow ... great work and of course capture.  

Also, I learned something.  
Citole
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Citole, also spelled Sytole, Cytiole, Gytolle, was a string musical instrument, closely associated with the medieval fiddles (viol, vielle, gigue) and commonly used from 1200—1350[1][2] Like the modern guitar, it was manipulated at the neck to get different notes, and picked or strummed with a plectrum (the citole's was long, thick, straight and likely made of ivory or wood).[3