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Published On: Nov 01, 2005 11:53 AM
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Published On: Nov 01, 2005 11:53 AM
Naming the Parts of a Classical Guitar
Calling the parts of a guitar by their
proper name is much more fun and more precise than thing, gizmo or
whatchamacallit...
The classical guitar is a guitar made of
wood, without any built-in amplification, with six (or sometimes ten) nylon
strings. The first three strings are plain nylon, the three strings playing the
lower notes are nylon wound with
wire.
The guitar has a body, a neck, and a head. The body is formed by the back, the sides and the soundboard and the narrowest part is called the waist.
Link to a larger version of this picture.
The neck is attached to the body by the heel. On front part of the neck is glued a fingerboard in which are hammered nineteen metallic frets at precise locations. At the very end, joining the neck to the head, is a piece of notched ivory or bone called the nut.
The head of the guitar might be quite elaborate and identifies the maker. This is where the strings are attached to the tuning machines (also called machineheads), or tuning pegs in the case of a flamenco guitar.
The strings are also attached to a piece of wood called the bridge glued to the soundboard. On the bridge is an ivory or bone saddle which transmits the vibration of the string to the seasoned wood of the soundboard.
The vibrations of the string are enhanced by the bracing glued on the soundboard inside the body of the guitar, and transformed into a vibration of the air. This vibration of the air exits through an opening called the soundhole around which is a mosaic inlay called the rosette.
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The guitar has a body, a neck, and a head. The body is formed by the back, the sides and the soundboard and the narrowest part is called the waist.
Link to a larger version of this picture.
The neck is attached to the body by the heel. On front part of the neck is glued a fingerboard in which are hammered nineteen metallic frets at precise locations. At the very end, joining the neck to the head, is a piece of notched ivory or bone called the nut.
The head of the guitar might be quite elaborate and identifies the maker. This is where the strings are attached to the tuning machines (also called machineheads), or tuning pegs in the case of a flamenco guitar.
The strings are also attached to a piece of wood called the bridge glued to the soundboard. On the bridge is an ivory or bone saddle which transmits the vibration of the string to the seasoned wood of the soundboard.
The vibrations of the string are enhanced by the bracing glued on the soundboard inside the body of the guitar, and transformed into a vibration of the air. This vibration of the air exits through an opening called the soundhole around which is a mosaic inlay called the rosette.
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Posted: Fri - February 18, 2005 at 02:21 PM