I use a 10 string cittern a fair bit - much the same as the Irish bouzouki, but mine is a little larger than most, 650mm scale and I tune it CGDAD in unison pairs. It's great for accompanying folk songs, and kind of forces me out of imitating too closely other people's guitar arrangements!
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Kalamazoo KG-21 1936
Eastman E1OM 2021
Cedar/Rosewood Parlour 2003 (an early build by my luthier brother)
Also double bass, electric bass, cittern, mandolin...
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