History: Bowl harps was the first string guitar that came before the modern guitar (mid 1900s). The history of guitar can be from back in times 4,000 years ago. The guitar's history goes back to 15th century Malaga in Spain. It was develop by a Spanish black man, who gave just four strings to the guitar he made. Thereafter, the instrument went through the Baroque and Classical periods before evolving into the six-stringed, modern-day guitar. The word guitar comes from the Portuguese word 'guitarra' came from the Greek word 'kitharra' that refers to the Greek island of love and poetry. The guitar does have an advantage over its predecessors, the electronic guitars.
Construction:
Guitar Body: The body of an acoustic guitar is comprised of two main parts: The front, or soundboard, and the back and sides. Acoustic guitar soundboards are usually made of spruce or cedar. The soundboard may be solid or laminated. The back and sides are made out of a variety of materials, including mahogany, rosewood or, in some cases, synthetic composites.
Guitar Necks: Guitar necks are made from a variety of materials, including the following woods bubinga, maple and mahogany. Sometimes the necks are made of graphite, aluminum or carbon fiber.
Fret boards: Fret boards can be made of a number of woods. The most common are rosewood, maple or ebony. In some cases, they are made of carbon fiber or synthetic composite materials.
Frets: Frets are the rounded metal strips in the fret board that determine the pitch of the note played. Frets are usually made of nickel alloy. Sometimes they are made of stainless steel.
When the guitar string vibrates the changing string tension causes the top to move in and out slightly, creating sound pressure waves. A common misperception is that guitar creates sound through the hole; the entire top vibrating is what causes sound waves, not the hole. The top vibrates at different rates depending of the bracing specific to a particular instrument. The purpose of the hole is to allow air to freely come in and out of the body, and may be placed anywhere, even on the back. In fact, guitars with holes that are not on the top are often louder because the lack of a hole means more air mass can be moved, and the lack of bracing to support the hole means the top vibrates more. There is bot high and low notes.
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Playing techniques: the guitar is played by the fingers. Also it is played by techniques. The difficulties is muscle co-ordination, stretching. It is hard to play guitar because of the rhythm and the stretching in it.
Use: the guitar is used by playing with the fingers and play in concert. It is a solo instrument. You will hear this interment in classic, blues, jazz, pop and many more.
Artists: Kim Thayil, Brian May, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, James Hatfield, and Tony Iommi. They do, its fun, and if people try it is easy and fun.
Bibliography:
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BOOK: How to play guitar, by Roger Evans.