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Twelve-string guitar

Posted by Cheryl Yap on Friday, January 29, 2010,

Twelve-string guitar


A 12-string guitar.

The twelve-string guitar is an acoustic or electric guitar with 12 strings in 6 courses, which produces a richer, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar. Essentially, it is a type of guitar with a naturalchorus effect due to the subtle differences in the frequencies produced by each of the two strings on each course.

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Lap steel guitar

Posted by Cheryl Yap on Friday, January 29, 2010,

Lap steel guitar


"Roger" Lap Steel Gitarre
Lap steel guitar
ClassificationString instrument (Usually played with a slide and guitar pick.)
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The lap steel guitar is a type of steel guitar, from which other types developed.

There are three main types of lap steel guitar:

  • Lap slide guitars, the first developed, which use a similar sound box to a Spanish guitar. These were originally called Hawaiian guitars and included versions that had a factory r...

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Steel-string acoustic guitar

Posted by Cheryl Yap on Friday, January 29, 2010,

Steel-string acoustic guitar


Steel-string acoustic guitar
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An Aria AW series steel-string acoustic guitar
String instrument
ClassificationString instrument (plucked)
Hornbostel-Sachs classification321.322-6
(Composite chordophonesounded by a plectrum)
Playing range
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Playing a steel-string guitar without a pick (fingerpicking).

steel-string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar ...


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Classical guitar

Posted by Cheryl Yap on Friday, January 29, 2010,

Classical guitar


Classical guitar
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modern classical guitar from the front and side
String instrument
Hornbostel-Sachs classification321.322-5
(Composite chordophonesounded by the bare fingersor fingernails)
Developedmodern classical guitar was developed in the late 19th century
Playing range
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The classical guitar, also known as the "...


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Acoustic Guitar

Posted by Cheryl Yap on Friday, January 29, 2010,

Acoustic guitar

A modern acoustic guitar.

An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings. The term is a retronym, coined after the advent of electric guitars, which rely on electronic amplification to make their sound audible.

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In all types of guitars the sound is produced by the vibration of the strings. However, because the strin...


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