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Inflru&iQM for the Playing m the Cithren.
By this Example alfo is demonftrated the leveral Frets or Stofs made on the Neck of the
Cithren^ the Alphabetical Letters as they are aligned to each Fret or Stop, the Letters,
omitted, that being let where the String is ftruck open and not ftop'd, th^fe feveral Letters
in your Leffons you will find varioufly placed on the feveral Lines on which places and
Strings you are to ftrike ; the firft Prehdium otLeffon of rhis Book will lead your fingers to
the Afcending and Defcending of ufual Notes on the Cithren , and your next being the
Changes on the Bells y your Ear will guide your Hand , which by a little praaicewill per-
fect you therein. .
Secondly , That being underftood I proceed to the Tuning of the Cithren , which can-
not be eafier underftood then by the Umfon , which is to make two or more Strings to agree
in one Sound, the one ftop'd, the otji^r open.
Ex ample for Tutting the Cithren..
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