What’s a history of the guitars

The main types of guitarThe components of the

guitar

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THE GUITARS

WHAT’S THE GUITAR?

It is a musical instrument of the chordophone family.

It can define a long fretted neck, flat top, probably flat back, and

with strikingly incurved sides

WHAT’S THE GUITAR?

the greek word "kithara" and the Spanish word "quitarra

this similarity is an evidence that the guitar can be instrument’s ancestry.

WHAT’S THE GUITAR?

The early guitar had often four strings

The standard guitar has six strings but four seven eight eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen and and eighteen strings guitars

are also available.

ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC GUITARThe Spanish maker Antonio Torres gave new look the modern ‘’classical’’ guitar

This instrument is ideal for any melodic work but particularly suited to classical

music.

ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC GUITAR

There are several subcategories within

the acoustic guitar group: classical and flamenco guitars; steel-string

guitars ‘’folk’’ guitar:

twelve string guitars; and the arched-top guitar.

ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC GUITAR• The electric guitar, developed for popular

music in the 1930s, usually has a solid, nonresonant body.

The sound of its strings is both amplified and manipulated electronically by the performer.

ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC GUITAR

American musician Les Paul developed prototypes for the solid-bodied electric guitar

He popularized the instrument beginning in the 1940s.

The electric guitar is used extensively in jazz, blues and rock’n roll

A COMPONENTS OF THE

GUITARThe body of the guitar is comprised of the

Top, Back and Sides minus the neck

The Top of an acoustic guitar is the key component of its sound.

A COMPONENTS

OF THE GUITAR

The Sides of an acoustic guitar may be solid or laminated.

The electric guitar is usually in reference to the angle of the cut or bevel.

A COMPONENTS

OF THE GUITAR

The Back of a guitar is often prized for the exotic wood employed in its construction

The neck of the guitar connects the headstock to the body.

A COMPONENTS OF THE GUITAR

The truss rod is a steel bar inside of the neck that is anchored at each end.

The Headstock is most often where a company brands their guitar.

A COMPONENTS OF THE GUITAR

Tuners are used to tighten and loosen the strings and are often located on the headstock

A fret is piece of wire that is hammered into the fretboard so that a specific note is played when

a string is held against it. .

A COMPONENTS OF THE GUITAR

The fretboard is glued to the top of the neck.A guitar fretboard usually has 21, 22 or 24 frets

The Bridge is where the strings pass over at the tail of the guitar.

CONCLUSION

Guitars are the primary instruments in flamenco,

jazz, blues,

country, mariachi,

rock music and many forms of pop.