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Hello!

Highlander IP-2 is really really good :-) That's what I use in my cittern. Here's a live recording using that system: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq_DZT297D0

Well, normally we use 5 steps for each note - so for example with an F:
1: F natural
2: slightly sharp F natural
3: F quarter note (exactly between F natural and F sharp)
3: slightly flat F sharp...

- I see your point. But my technique isn’t inspired by middle eastern styles, that is just a coincidence in that case. You are relatively limited to the amount of different ways to make ornaments on...

Well that's interesting that you have noticed similarities between Scandinavian music and african/arabic music! Could you go into detail what you mean exactly by that? Instrumentation? Ornamentation?...

Sure!

We call the instrument a cittern, but the story is longer than that. You've all most likely heard the story of the Irish Bouzouki, but in case you haven't heard of the Swedish Bouzouki, here...

Just discovered this thread. I must admit I didn't expect it to be quite so nice :-)

Here's something I recorded recently with a Finnish violinist: https://soundcloud.com/ale-esko

I've started...