11. The cittern is one of the few metal-strung instruments known from the Renaissance period. 12. He played the cittern , accompanying himself as he performed his songs at the royal court. 13. Flat-backed mandolas resemble citterns . 14. She eventually organized three such conferences, attracting cittern specialists and amateurs from all over Europe. 15. The instrument is probably a cittern . 16. Then, last month, something magical happened : Trimble learned that his cittern had been recovered intact. 17. Different types of waldzither come in different tunings, which are generally open tunings as usual in citterns . 18. C . Stahl ) produced instruments that were more guitar-, lute-or cittern -shaped. 19. In Germany the cittern survives under the names " Waldzither " and " Lutherzither ". 20. George Jackson ( brother of Billy ) played guitar, cittern , mandolin, fiddle, whistle and flute.