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MUSIC

Guitars ACOUSTIC GUITAR

Machine
Fret
String head
THE GUITAR IS A PLUCKED stringed instrument
(see pp. 510-511). There are two types of guitar— Hollow
body
acoustic and electric. Acoustic guitars have hollow
bodies and six or 12 strings. Plucking the strings
produces vibrations that are amplified by their hollow Neck Headstock
bodies. Electric guitars usually have solid bodies and Sound hole B string
six strings. Pick-ups placed under the strings convert G string
Bridge
their vibrations into electronic signals that are magnified
D string
by an amplifier, and sent to a loudspeaker where they are A string
converted into sounds (see pp. 520-521). Electric bass Low E
guitars are very similar in structure to electric guitars, string
Maker’s
and produce sound in the same way, but have four label
strings and play bass notes.
Lining glued along top
and bottom edge of rib
Rib

End
block
Saddle

Strap
peg
Bridge pin

Joint Back made of two
pieces of cherry wood
Transverse joined together
(crosswise) strut Bridge Binding
strengthens back

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