The mandocello is a member of the mandolin family and is tuned one octave below a mandola [CGDA]. Mandocellos are similar in tuning to the bottom four notes of a long-scale cittern: the CGDA strings are in the same octave as the DGDA at the bass of the long-scale cittern. Some players remove one of the bass strings to eliminate rattle, making a 7-string instrument.