Luthier

It set the stage for all the guitars to come, like Antonio Torres' new and improved guitar in 1950. Even Antonios guitar wasn't as good as they are today, the sound wasn't the greatest, and the quality wasn't the greatest since they were just starting to get out in the world. The first guitar with metal strings was made in 1900, then on from that Gibson made the first electric guitar in 1920. To conclude the brief history of guitars, they became what they are today (pretty interesting right?). Body #2: The way guitars are made seems to always be changing, from handcrafted, to assembly lines, to computers and machines. People who professionally make guitars are called luthiers, but very few are left. Luthiers completely handcraft guitars, but most guitars people buy are from big companies, so most luthiers now just repair guitars instead of make them. Big guitar companies have been making guitars through assembly lines, so they would have a ton of employees and each one wild have his own job. There are people who only put the frets on, people who only glue the pieces together, people who only cut out the pieces of wood that are needed, people who, etc. More recently, big guitar companies are starting to use machines and computers, which means faster work, which means more guitars, which means more money (I think you get the point). I watched a few videos on how machines make guitars, and all of the machines do exactly what they are supposed to every time. There is still an…

understanding of how wood works and the basics of acoustic sound will enable the creation of an acoustic guitar. The guitar’s history is very vague. The guitar has many ancestors like the lute, the stringed bowl, or the kithara. Guitar is defined by Dr. Michael Kasha, who was a physical chemist but his guitar design is patented and is known as "Kasha guitar". A 30-year collaboration with luthier Richard Schneider led to innovative…

The most expensive violin ever sold Have you ever pondered upon the most expensive violin in the world? More importantly, have you ever imagined how old and precious it could be? If you haven’t, then you are in for a big surprise. The most expensive violin in the world is older than The United Sates of America! Yes, it's 273 years old. The Vieuxtemps Guarneri is a more than two centuries old musical instrument with a record of never requiring a major repair. The violin was made by famous 18th…

Elson, Louis Charles, and Arthur Elson. The History of American Music. New York: Macmillan, 1925. Print. - This citation refers to the qualities and characteristics of vintage European violins. Erardi, Glenn. "Old Violin Holds Hints about Luthier." ProQuest. Spokesman Review, 9 Feb. 2001. Web. 2 Nov. 2016. - This citation talks about Vintage Violin makers. Hirst, Ellen Jean. "Endeavor of Guesswork: Whether by Traditional or Technological Methods, Violin-makers Strive to Match Work of Old…

and he had not yet quite reached ninety-three when they buried him the next winter, in a coffin I had helped to make—a cedar coffin, because it would smell good, he said. I wasn’t that helpful. I sat up a couple of nights in a freezing, starkly lit workshop rubbing beeswax into the boards. The other, older men—we were four altogether—absorbedly sawed and planed. They chiseled dovetail joints. My experience in woodworking hadn’t gone past feeding planks through a band saw for shop class, and…

jazz guitar guideline books, and for various years played in a fruitful jazz guitar pair with the late Allen Hanlon. In later years Sal stayed in Connecticut where he isolated his time between heading the guitar offices at the College of Bridgeport and Wesconn State College, private instructing, and playing with different jazz bunches. In 1978 Sal Salvador re-developed by propelling some new recordings and had a higher profile as a performing jazz guitar player amid his most recent 20 years,…

A choice has been made to pick this delicate instrument, a weapon of my choice—the violin. Carefully, one removes the seals from the case it has been resting in—it made a soft clicking sound like the locks from a prisoner’s cage. The case opens slowly revealing what was inside of it. The instrument patiently waits for its master as it lays on its furry navy blue bed. Silence filled the room as each one stare at each other and talk with their amazed eyes. The violin was glistening with beauty;…

doorsteps. By then the famous guitar makers were Washbun and C.F.Martin & Co. they were recognized as the high-quality suppliers of instruments at favorable prices. The guitar was mostly preferred by those who could not afford pianos. In 1893, the Columbian exhibition, a renowned trade fair, largely influenced the enthusiasm for Hawaiian music. The urban populace enrolled for guitar lessons, while those in rural areas taught themselves the technique. In early 1900’s, after the expulsion of…

Technical aspects of the Double Bass in changes Physical changes in the instrument This is still a debate on whether the base comes from the violin family or shrimp family (some research shows even family ties guitar all the time. The only thing we are sure the tool is still under development in relation to the time it was used in the music. The history of the base begins about the first half of the 16th century, based on the violin family.However the term "base" is not often used until the end…