The guitar is a magical instrument.Her party can be heard in any style of music - from classics to contemporary rock compositions. The history of this plucked stringed instrument has its roots in ancient times. After all, for more than 4000 years, mankind has been using kifar, citron, and lute related to it. Often in our homes, you can meet this wonderful instrument, but not everyone is wondering what the guitar is made of.
History of occurrence
In translation from the Persian chart -four-string. It was instruments with four strings that got to the countries of the Middle East and Europe from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Then a fifth string was added to the guitar. This happened in Italy during the Renaissance. At this time, the number of frets on the fretboard increased from eight to twelve. Habitual six-string appeared in the middle of the 17th century, and since then the device of classical guitars practically remained unchanged. In the 30s of the last century, a kind of guitar revolution began, and electronic components, amplifiers, were added to musical instruments, and in the following decades - various sound effects.
The device and features of classical guitars
Предшественниками классических инструментов были "Spaniards". They had five double strings and not quite the usual form for a guitar. Then in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries a sixth string was added to the Spanish string, the musical masters experimented with forms, the length of the mensuras, and invented new chime mechanisms. As a result, we got a classic.
So what does classical guitar consist of?The main parts of the instrument are the head, neck and body. On the head of the neck with the help of pins fasten and tighten the strings, and he himself is equipped with ladder pads and frets to change the length of the oscillating string and thus the frequency of sound. The body of the instrument is a top deck, a back deck with a shell, a resonator hole and a stand - a place where nylon strings connect to the body. Next, consider what the acoustic guitar consists of.
Device and features of acoustics
What does a guitar of this kind consist of?Acoustics on the device almost does not differ from classical instruments. The difference lies in the size of the body and the strings - in the acoustic guitar they are metal. Depending on the size of such tools are divided into dreadnoughts, jumbo and folk guitars. Widely used in such musical styles as blues, rock, bard songs, and many other song genres.
For the production of tools useda variety of wood species. Despite the fact that guitars from exotic tree species are not uncommon, acoustics are made from certain breeds. After all, every wooden element of its design influences the sound.
The device and features of an electric guitar
Electric guitars are different from acoustic andclassic presence of pickups and an electrical circuit with knobs and switches. Such guitars require sound amplification equipment. For the game at home, the most popular are tube and transistor combo amplifiers with a power of 4-35 W.
Magnetic pickups appeared in the middle20-ies of the last century in the company Gibson. And the guitar revolution happened a decade later, when jazz musicians discovered a wide range of possible timbre of electric guitar.
If we talk about the appearance of tools, the most original and popular forms are:
- Fender Telecaster;
- Fender Stratocaster;
- Gibson SG;
- Gibson Explorer;
- Gibson Firebird;
- Gibson Les Paul;
- Gibson Flying V;
Other models of guitars from different manufacturers somehow borrowed the features of these instruments.
Materials for manufacturing
We discussed above, from which parts the guitar consists. And what are they made of? The upper deck has the most significant effect on sound.
Traditional material for classical andAcoustic guitar - spruce. High-level instruments have a deck made of red spruce. For models easier to use cheaper varieties. Used to produce the top deck and cedar. Tools from cedar and spruce sound differently, but in their own way beautiful: the first sound brighter, and the second - softer and enveloping.
Mahogany is the most popular material forrear deck and shell. To produce these guitar parts use the same material. In addition to mahogany, you can find tools from rosewood, maple, walnut, bubing tree and koa.
Гриф акустической гитары чаще всего изготавливают from mahogany. The second most popular are the maple vultures. The most common patch on the neck is rosewood. In acoustic and electric guitars of a higher class of ebony - ebony.
Electric guitars, as well as acoustic andclassical instruments, are made of wood, although there are metal guitars and models of artificial materials. "Classic" scheme for Gibson: Deck and mahogany neck, top overlay on the maple deck, mahogany neck trim.
Tools Fender: Deck made of alder, maple nail, maple or rosewood fingerboard.
Next, we will examine what the bass guitar consists of and what its features are.
The device and features of bass guitars
Bass guitars are different from other types of instruments with thick strings, an increased bezel and, as a result, large dimensions.
This guitar is a relative of the double bass. The string is usually four or five, although there are six or more stringed instruments. Play with your fingers using a specific technique, or a mediator.
