The Guitar and Music Aficionado

The roots and trunk of a tree. Continuation from “the old man”: Know thy instrument (No. 2) Let’s for a brief moment revert to how the guitar has evolved as instrument … ·          Acoustic guitars constitutes several subcategories of the acoustic guitar group: classical and   flamenco guitars ; steel-string guitars, which include the flat-topped, (or "folk"), guitar;   twelve-string guitars ; and the arched-top. ·          Renaissance and Baroque guitars are the ancestors of the modern   classical   and   flamenco guitar . They are substantially smaller, more delicate in construction, and generate less volume.   ·          Classical guitars , a.k.a " Spanish " guitars, are typically strung with nylon strings, plucked with the fingers, played in a seated position and are used to play a diversity of musical styles inclu...

"Know thy instrument" I continue my journey into the land of music and guitars. As previously when relevant I will add comments and fun-facts from my late father (he was much wiser than understood at the time). Lesson one (from the old man): Know thy instrument! Without knowing your instrument, background, history etc., it will only be a sound reproducing artefact. The guitar should be integral and an extension of you in order to bring it to fullest “life”. The  guitar  is a  musical instrument  classified as a fretted  string instrument  with anywhere from four to 18 strings, usually having six . A guitar was defined as being an instrument having "a long, fretted neck, flat wooden  soundboard , ribs, and a flat back, most often with incurved sides." The term is used to refer to a number of  chordophones  that were developed and used across Europe, beginning in the 12th century and, later, in the Americas. ( A...

A tribute blogg to a  physical object   I intend to write “short” stories, with hopefully interesting stuff and some fun-facts to enjoy for others than myself. The Guitar have been a part of my life since  childhood, but also with the utmost respect and thanks to my late father Bjørn  whom gave me the “gift”,  - these articles will come to life. About me in short: - I’m born in the 50’s, and much a product of rock’n roll, blues/jazz, and pop music of the 60’s and 70’s. Luckily I was born into a musical family, not that that mattered much, but in this way music was impregnated to me as an important value already from childhood. My late father used to play restaurants, and venues locally from abt. 1946 to 1975, and at early age I believe he had aspirations for me. Already from the age of abt. 3 ½ years he startd to push. To little or no luck at the time, it was to early … However I picked up playing the guitar at t he age of  abt. 11. My...