Evolution of the Guitar
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Transcript of Evolution of the Guitar
By: Dan Gauvreau and Constantine Bovalis
The Guitar
Guittern-Middle Ages InstrumentKithara-Hellenistic LyraKissar-North African InstrumentTar-Sanscrit word meaning string
The Word “Guitar”
http://www.guitarsite.com/1998images/History/Kissar.jpg
Kissar
First string instrument-Phoenicians around 3000 B.C.
Egyptian harp-3000 B.C.Made of anything that could project sound.
The Beginning
http://www.guitarsite.com/1998images/History/keros2.jpg
Phoenician Harp
Made in Egypt around 2000 B.C.Long neckedEgg-shaped bodyMade of wood or animal hide
Tanbur
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.acoustics.hut.fi/research/asp/lutes/figures/tanbur.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.acoustics.hut.fi/research/asp/lutes/&usg=__Ty8RTMwM82KF9IhOOUPAXiG015Y=&h=211&w=509&sz=9&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=AqaS73QlrTBIXM:&tbnh=78&tbnw=188&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtanbur%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26biw%3D1419%26bih%3D690%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=306&vpy=103&dur=1795&hovh=144&hovw=349&tx=54&ty=171&ei=WHiKTM-rGIXdngfshZzeCQ&oei=WHiKTM-rGIXdngfshZzeCQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=38&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0&safe=active
Europeans- Modified the tanburFretsModified the shape
The Lute
http://www.guyguitars.com/eng/handbook/BriefHistory.html
Italy-First five-stringed guitar around the beginning of the Renaissance
A, D, G, B, E was the tuning (top five strings of a modern guitar)
Started with 8 frets but went to 10 then 12.In Italy a sixth string was added.
Classical Guitars
Invented by the Spanish-Antonio TorresIncreased body sizeAltered proportionsDrastically improved tone, volume, and
projection
Modern Classical Guitar
http://www.guyguitars.com/eng/handbook/BriefHistory.html
Steel Strings-1900’sLloyd Loar-made pickups but was not
popular. (1923)George Beauchamp-Improved on the pickups
and made electric guitars more popular. (1931)
Recent Innovations
http://www.axewar.com/wicked_guitar_pics.php5
At first there were some improvements made with the wires and the magnets but the rest are changes to the way the pickups work for the sound.
All of the changes were made to improve tone and volume.
Changes in the Electric Guitar
http://www.faqs.org/photo-dict/photofiles/list/745/2773electric_guitar.jpg
Recently new frets have been developed to overcome the Equal Temperament problem
Frets
Evolution of the Guitar DesignAncientDesigns3000 BC
Later 2000 BCAroun
d 1500’s
Early 1900’s
TODAY
Late 1700’s
A History of the guitar. (1999). Retrieved from http://www.guitarsite.com/history6.htm#Oldest%20String
Guy, P. (2001). A Brief history of the guitar. Retrieved from
http://www.guyguitars.com/eng/handbook/BriefHistory.html
van Zyl, Rodney J. (1996). Invention of the electric guitar. Retrieved from http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/electricguitar/invention.htm
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