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Acoustic Guitar

Acoustic Guitar. Cale Medley. Brief History of Acoustic Guitar. Member of stringed instrument family Most modernly used plucked string instrument along with harp Category also includes: Banjo, ukulele, and dulcimer B.C. Medieval Animal Shells and Guts Renaissance Baroque.

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Acoustic Guitar

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  1. Acoustic Guitar Cale Medley

  2. Brief History of Acoustic Guitar Member of stringed instrument family Most modernly used plucked string instrument along with harp Category also includes: Banjo, ukulele, and dulcimer B.C. Medieval Animal Shells and Guts Renaissance Baroque

  3. Miscellaneous Parts Machine Heads Tuning Pegs Headstock Bridge Pins Neck

  4. Bridge No sound post and bridge is lower than on bowed instruments Transfers vibrations to the interior of instrument Couples oscillations in the plane perpendicular to the plate more efficiently than those parallel Gives prompt and sustained components to the decaying sound

  5. Fret Board To produce correct intonation of fretted notes Frequency depends on position of fret and slight increase in tension of string “Rule of 18” Creates ratio of frequencies – 1.0588 per half step Compared to equal-tempered ratio of 1.0595 Higher frets = higher intonation errors

  6. Sound Hole Vibrations bounce between front plate and back plate, forcing air and audible sound through sound hole Sound hole produces focused sound

  7. Wooden Body Hardwood family Usually Mahogany or Rosewood

  8. Resources www.musiciansfriend.com The Physics of Sound

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