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The Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument that may be played with a plectrum (pick) or
the fingers and natural or artificial nails. Traditionally, the instrument was said to be
a development of the lute or the ancient Greek kithara. Physical chemist, Dr. Michael
Kasha proved otherwise; his findings point to early string instruments such as bowl
harps and tanburs as the ancestors of the guitar.
Traditionally, the guitar has been constructed using various woods framed in a
hollow body using a variety of bracing philosophies with a round sound hole. Today,
the guitar is built using various shapes and sizes, more diversity of woods,
construction techniques, and styles from deep traditional hollow body to thin hollow
and solid bodies. Some guitars modern use polycarbonate materials in their
constructions. Guitars may be totally acoustic in nature or built with electric pickups
for sound amplification.
Early acoustic guitars such as the Flamenco and Classical guitars were strung with
animal gut. Today, thanks to technology, modern guitars use nylon, steel, copper,
silver, and even carbon fibers. The three low strings are usually suited with either flat
or round wound strings.
Bolero Guitar Resources publishes information that relates to the guitar in general,
including music theory, sight-reading, instruments, various guitar styles and
resources for guitar playing.
The guitar is a plucked string instrument that may be played with a plectrum (pick) or
the fingers and natural or artificial nails. Traditionally, the instrument was said to be
a development of the lute or the ancient Greek kithara. Physical chemist, Dr. Michael
Kasha proved otherwise; his findings point to early string instruments such as bowl
harps and tanburs as the ancestors of the guitar.
Traditionally, the guitar has been constructed using various woods framed in a
hollow body using a variety of bracing philosophies with a round sound hole. Today,
the guitar is built using various shapes and sizes, more diversity of woods,
construction techniques, and styles from deep traditional hollow body to thin hollow
and solid bodies. Some guitars modern use polycarbonate materials in their
constructions. Guitars may be totally acoustic in nature or built with electric pickups
for sound amplification.
Early acoustic guitars such as the Flamenco and Classical guitars were strung with
animal gut. Today, thanks to technology, modern guitars use nylon, steel, copper,
silver, and even carbon fibers. The three low strings are usually suited with either flat
or round wound strings.
Bolero Guitar Resources publishes information that relates to the guitar in general,
including music theory, sight-reading, instruments, various guitar styles and
resources for guitar playing.