
There are so many variations on the Irish bouzouki/cittern/octave mandolin/mandola design. Flat top, cylinder top or carved top? 8 string or 10 string? How about a 12 string? What about the scale – long or short- or somewhere in between? Tunings? (D) GDAE, (D) GDAD, (D) ADAD or similar.
If you’d like an Irish bouzouki, a cittern or an octave mandolin, and you want the best, get in touch through the contact form at the bottom of the page.
Material
Soundboard – mature seasoned European spruce or Western red cedar.
Back and sides – there are many options - mahogany, maple, figured mahogany, wenge, ziricote or figured bubinga.
Neck - New Guinea rosewood or American maple.
Fretboard - fine Sri Lanka ebony or ancient bog oak.
Bridge - ebony, rocklite ebano or maple.
Hardware
Tuners - Gold Gotoh 510.
Frets - hand polished Evo gold frets.
Nut and saddle - hand polished bone.
Tailpiece - polished, lacquered brass.Dimensions
body width -390mm (15 3/8”)
body length - 450mm (17 3/4”)
body depth - 95mm (3 3/4”)
nut - 8st 36mm (11 3/32”) 10st 40mm (11 9/32”) or custom
scale length -
bouzouki 650mm (25 5/8”)
tuning – (D)GDAE or similar
cittern/octave mandolin 585mm (23 1/16”)
tuning – (D)GDAE or similar or high tuning – (G)DADA
mandola 515mm (20 1/4”)
tuning – (G)CGDA or similar