Who doesn't know the acoustic guitar?

One of the various types of guitar that is often used by musicians

Not only acoustic guitars, there are also other types of guitars that are often played, such as electric
guitars (which usually use electric power and use several pickups which are useful for converting sounds
and vibrations into electric current and are amplified with loud speakers or amplifiers). Mini guitar
(which is suitable to take with you on holiday because of its mini size. Bass guitar (a larger guitar with a
longer neck than other types of guitar).

So, talking about guitars, do you know the history of this guitar? If not, let's look at the discussion below,
check it out: (source: id.wikipedia.org)

Guitar development from time to time

The guitar was first discovered in Persia in 1500 BC and was known as "Sehtar or Citar". The guitar also
underwent developments and its name changed to "Tanbur".

Tanbur was developed by the Greeks in 300 BC and 6 centuries later it was developed again by the
Romans.

After being developed, in 476 AD, the Romans brought this guitar to Spain and the name changed to
"Guitarra Morisca (functions as a melody carrier) and Guitara Latina (for playing chords)".

And, 3 centuries later the Arabs introduced the harp guitar with the name "Al Ud" to Spain. Based on the
guitars brought by the Romans and Arabs, the Spanish finally made their own guitar and gave it the
name "Vihuela". As a result, the Vihuela became popular and previous guitars began to be abandoned,

However, the "Al Ud" type guitar was brought to Western European countries and developed into the
European Lute model until the end of the 17th century. Meanwhile, the Vihuela guitar has continued to
develop over the centuries and is now known as a classical guitar.

History of the guitar in Indonesia

Reporting from mldspot.com, the guitar entered Indonesia because it was introduced by the
Portuguese. Since then, the guitar has begun to be played with various traditional Indonesian arts,
especially keroncong music. After Indonesian independence, famous Indonesian guitarists won various
awards because of their skill in playing the stringed instrument, such as Andre Irawan and Linda
Sukamta who won "The First South East Asian Guitar Festival" in 1977 and 1978.
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At the beginning of its development, the guitar apparently only had four strings. Eugene Bolshem/pexels

At the beginning of its development, the guitar apparently only had four strings.

Bobo.id - Friends, can any of you play the guitar?

Based on its function, the guitar is a harmonious musical instrument, which can produce harmonious or
harmonious tones.

The guitar is also a popular and easy to learn musical instrument, so many people like this musical
instrument.

However, do you know which country was the first to develop the guitar?

This time Bobo will invite friends to get to know the guitar from the following interesting facts and
history. Come on, take a look!

Originally from Spain

Reporting from the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the guitar is known to have originated in Spain in the early
16th century.

Initially, the guitar was known as the guitarra latina, a four-stringed musical instrument that became
popular at the end of the Middle Ages.

The guitars played at that time had a different appearance from modern guitars.

The front surface of the guitarra latina is narrower than that of modern guitars, with a thicker volume.

At that time, the guitarra latina was often associated with the vihuela, a guitar-shaped musical
instrument played as a substitute for the lute in Spain.

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Different Number of Strings

If you pay attention, most modern guitars have 6 strings, except for ukuleles and bass guitars.

Even though the ukulele is similar in appearance to a guitar, it is smaller and only has 4 strings.

The ukulele is actually more similar to a guitar in its early development, which only had four sets of
strings.

The four series of strings consist of three double strings at the bottom and one single string at the top.

The 16th century guitar was tuned to the chord series C - F - A - D, like the vihuela and lute.
During the period from the 16th century to the 19th century, ancient guitars began to increase the
number of strings.

Before 1600, there was the addition of one string to the guitar. Then at the end of the 18th century, a
sixth string was added.

Before 1800, the double strings were changed to single strings with the following chords E - A - D - G - B -
E.

The chord settings that have been arranged since 1800 are still used today, friends.

Chords E - A - D are for strings number 6, 5, and 4 which are often called bass strings. Meanwhile, the G -
B - E chord is for strings number 3, 2, 1 which are often called strings.

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Development of the Physical Form of the Guitar

In addition to increasing the number of strings, 16th century guitars began to develop changes in
physical form.

Starting from the 19th century, the main body of the guitar underwent a change in shape as well as an
increase in sonority.

By expanding the surface and reducing the volume of the body, the sound produced by the guitar is
more beautiful to hear.

While the fingerboard was initially flat, several frets or metal lines were added that were spaced apart.

This innovation in changing the guitar in the 19th century was largely initiated by the ideas of Antonio
Torres, friends.

This continuous development and innovation has finally shaped the guitars that we generally find today.