Why You Should Respect a Guitar

The Origin of Guitar

The guitar was born more than 4000 years ago <1900-1800 B.C.>

Babylonian clay plaques depict nude figures playing instruments that bear a general resemblance to the guitar. Later on in Egyptian tombs dating back to around 30 B.C. - 400 A.D.

In 40 AD, the Romans entered Spain (Hispania) bringing a musical instrument known as a cithara. The word "guitar" is derived from the Spanish word "guitarra."

In the 8th century AD, the Moors entered Hispania and brought a pear shaped instrument called an oud.

Eventually, the "cithara" and the "oud" were combined into one instrument.

Back in 1779, Italian luthiers built the first six-stringed instrument and developed the mandolin.

By the mid-1800s, the guitar had taken on its familiar shape, and bracing inside the guitar had been changed to the modern fan style.

The guitar's evolution continued nearly one hundred years later with the invention of the electric guitar.

Guitar Parts

1-Headstock

2-Nut

3-Machine heads (or pegheads, tuning keys, tuning machines, tuners)

4-Frets

5-Truss rod

6-Inlays

7-Neck

8-Heel (acoustic) Neckjoint (electric)

9-Body

10-Pickups

11-Electronics

12-Bridge

13-Pickguard

14-Back

15-Soundboard (top)

16-Body sides (ribs)

17-Sound hole, with Rosette inlay

18-Strings

19-Saddle

20-Fretboard (or Fingerboard)

Now we know the history of guitar we can deeply appreciate the details of this magnificent instrument and listen with a deeper respect whenever it is played.

<mr. yamaha>

Besides all these facts, guitars also help express people's emotions through music, it lift up one's mood and gives life to dull moments and many more.

Although you're broken once, mended and plastered, you're the first I hug whenever I feel sad, 'love you, mr. yamaha! (cheers!)