Guitar - An Instrument With a Long Story
Executive Summary about Guitar Instruments by Aazdak Alisimo
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A guitar is a very versatile instrument with a long story behind it. The guitar has been around for a long time. The English word “guitar” comes from the Spanish word “quitarra”. There is also solo classic guitar music.
The guitar is one of the most popular instruments for beginners. A luthier is a person who builds or repairs guitars. Today, the electric guitar is quickly becoming the most popular guitar. An electric guitar may have a solid, semi-hollow, or hollow body.
A Brief History Of The Guitar
Executive Summary about Guitar Instruments by Gray Rollins
• 1400 B.C: The Hittites play a four-string, guitar-like instrument. This four string instrument had soft, curved sides, which were somewhat similar to the current guitar.
• By 1200 A.D.: There were two types of guitars. One type was known as the Moorish guitar (guitarra morisca). This guitar had a wide fingerboard, rounded back, and several sound holes. The type of guitar was the Latin guitar (guitarra Latina). The Latin guitar looked more like our current guitar with a narrower neck and just one sound hole.
• The late 1400’s: A new guitar, called the vihuela, evolved from the two types of guitar mentioned. • Until the late 1600’s: The vihuela, and another instrument called the lute, were more popular than the guitar. The vihuela was replaced by four and five course guitars of that time. Four course guitars had seven strings—a single high string and three pairs of other strings—while five course guitars had nine strings—a single high string and four pairs of other strings. • By the beginning of the 1800’s: Some guitars used fan struts under the soundboard and featured six strings (like the modern guitar). Guitars like these are most similar to early classical guitars.
• By the late 1800s: A man named Antonio Torres Jurado changed the guitar dramatically by refining the strutting of the guitar. If you wish to find out more on certain types of guitars, such as the history of Acoustic, Electric or Bass guitars, you can check out our articles titled “The Acoustic Guitar”, “The Electric Guitar”, and “The Bass Guitar”.
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