Cittern w/ Port Orford Cedar Carved-top & Katalox body

Built by Lawrence Nyberg at Nyberg Instruments, Hornby Island, BC, Canada
November 2023
26" scale length tuned DGDAD
Port Orford Cedar carved-top & Katalox back and sides
Maple neck and bloodwood binding
www.nyberginstruments.com

[@barryfisher4734]

Yet another winner Lawrence! Sounds amazing!

[@nyberginstruments401]

Thanks so much Barry!

[@generalstoaschicken]

I love this. I just showed my son and was telling him about your instruments and he's in agreement, I need to get one of your instruments 😊. Top notch, as always Lawrence

[@nyberginstruments401]

Thanks Marty. And as you know, our child are the future-you should be listening to them...

[@johnetone]

That sustain in the bass with the clarity up top is just stunning! Epic instrument!

[@saoirsepaddy]

Very Stunning combo of Woods sound amazing sound
I see that little puppy has 0 fret interesting don't see that alot

[@nyberginstruments401]

Thanks. Those woods are a winning combo Fer sure.

[@SueThornThorn]

Oops, lost my comment accidentally ;(
stunning, stunning sustain on that.
And those woods are a real eye-delight - lovely contrast - but while your choice of the bloodwood binding surprised me, it was - for me at least - the absolutely right combination!
I used to skip over the cittern demos - but that richness of sound has caused me repent :) - I really really enjoyed the sound that came from that instrument.
While I used to prefer the octave mandolin - then the bouzouki - now, because I can't really decide - I just have to like them all. :)
cheers Lawrence
Gregg Thorn (Perth, Western Ausralia)
(Still with my account 'stolen - quite innocently I'm sure :( - by my lovely wife )

[@nyberginstruments401]

Thanks Gregg. I agree, POC has sustain in boatloads, but also a nice crispness and punch. It is an underrated wood. Bloodwood has become more popular with my customers as a binding wood. Not everyone wants red, but when they do bloodwood satisfies. Cheers.

[@evelienvanerven5826]

Fascinating! I'm very aware of the "normal" sound of cedar with both my acoustic guitar and bouzouki having that for a top, and this sounds nothing like it indeed. Really cool sound, quite distinctly different from the standard spruce and occasional cedar. I also love that sapwood stripe, but as an amateur luthier myself I can't help but wonder: wouldn't the inclusion of that sapwood result in a structural weak point in that area where the two boards are bookmatched?

[@nyberginstruments401]

Thank you. I am not worried about the sapwood. There is a hefty seam liner on the inside, and katalox is so dense and heavy, like ebony, that it isn't going anywhere :)

[@evelienvanerven5826]

@@nyberginstruments401 Thank you for the response! That does make a lot of sense yea, before today I had never heard of katalox but with those properties and adequate bracing I wouldn't be worried about it either. I'll see if I can ever get a similar look out, it looks good with purfling too but such a stripe inbuilt in the wood itself is just that little bit extra