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	Twelve string guitar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The tension placed on the instrument by the strings is great, and because of this, 12 string guitars have a reputation for warping after a few years' use.
		Use of 12-string electric guitar is cyclical: massively popular in the mid-1960s thanks largely to its use by George Harrison of The Beatles and Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, it fell out of favor by decade's end and was largely limited to niche use by progressive rockers in the 1970s.
		The twelve string guitar is an acoustic or electric guitar with twelve strings, which produces a richer, more ringing tone than a standard six string guitar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Twelve_string_guitar (723 words)

	Eight string guitar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Probably originating from Russia along with the seven string guitar variant in the 19th century, the eight string guitar has recently begun to gain popularity, notably among jazz artists such as Charlie Hunter and metal artists such as Meshuggah.
		An eight string guitar is, as the name implies, a guitar with eight strings.
		The main manufacturing company of 8 string guitars is Novax Guitars established by Ralph Novak.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eight_string_guitar (138 words)

	Seven-string guitar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first seven string guitars were built in the "hollowbody" or "semi-hollow" archtop styles, where the guitar has a central resonating chamber, or a central block with resonant chambers on the sides, respectively.
		A common practice for six string guitar players of Russian romances and bard music is to tune their guitars to the classic Russian seven string tuning using an open G tuning of G'-B-D-g-b-d' or D'-B-D-g-b-d' (the latter preserves the most bass string of the Russian guitar).
		A seven-string guitar is simply a guitar with seven strings instead of the usual six.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seven_string_guitar (1152 words)

	Guitar Encyclopedia, Definition, History, Biography @ ALIENARTIFACTS.COM
		Guitars usually have six strings, although there are variations on this, the most common being a twelve-string guitar; the seven string guitar; the ukulele, which has four strings; and the bass guitar, which usually has four strings but also exists in five, six, eight, and twelve-string versions.
		Archtop guitars were immediately adopted upon their release by both jazz and country musicians and have remained particularly popular in jazz music, usually using thicker strings (higher guaged round wound and flat wound) than acoustic guitars.
		The main purpose of the bridge on an acoustic guitar is the transfer the vibration from the strings to the soundboard, which vibrates the air inside of the guitar, thereby amplifying the sound produced by the strings.
	www.alienartifacts.com /encyclopedia/Guitar (5655 words)

	Musica Viva: The Encyclopedia of Music
		A tenor guitar (or rather a plectrum guitar) with a 640 mm scale similar to a regular six-tring guitar.The instrument was invented and named after Eddie Freeman....
		The eight-stringed bouzouki is a relatively new invention and has taken over much of the role of the traditional six-stringed bouzouki in Greek music....
		A flute family where the sound is produced by blowing against the edge of the soundhole itself (as opposed to duct flutes)....
	www.musicaviva.com /encyclopedia/alpha.tpl?phrase=E (238 words)

	Musica Viva: The Encyclopedia of Music
		The twelve-string guitar was probably invented in the USA, possibly inspired by the mandolin or some of the descendants of the vihuela that it is still used in some Latin-American countries today.
		The twelve-string guitar was used by many early blues musicians and became popular again during the 60's folk revival.
		There is also an electric twelve-string guitar sometimes used in pop and rock music.
	www.musicaviva.com /encyclopedia/display.tpl?phrase=twelve-string-guitar (114 words)

	Seven string electric guitar - Patent 5113737
		A neck for use in a seven-string guitar, said neck having a scale length of 25 1/2 inch, a nut and 24 frets mounted thereon, said neck having a width of substantially 1 7/8 at said nut and a width of 2 21/32 inch at a 24th fret from said nut.
		A neck for a seven-string guitar having a nut and a plurality of frets thereon, said neck having a first width at said nut and a second width at a fret remotest of said frets from said nut, wherein a proportionate relationship of said second width to said first width is 1.424.
		A guitar neck as claimed in claim 6 having a width of substantially 2 11/32 inch at a 12th fret from the nut.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /5113737.html (4043 words)

	Eight string guitar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Probably originating from Russia along with the seven string guitar variant in the 19th century, the eight string guitar has recently begun to gain popularity, notably among jazz artists such as Charlie Hunter, The Special Purpose, and metal artists such as Meshuggah.
		An eight string guitar is a guitar with eight strings.
		The main manufacturing company of 8 and even 9 string guitars is Novax Guitars established by Ralph Novak.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eight_string_guitar (141 words)

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		7 string archtop guitars Jimmy Foster is a luthier that crafts custom built guitars, six string guitars, seven string guitars, archtop guitars, solid body guitars, electric guitars and acoustic guitars.
		He also plays 7 string jazz guitar and has 2 cds for sale.
		Paul Simon owns a solid body 6 string Foster guitar.
	www.fosterguitars.com (141 words)

	Classical Guitar Illustrated History
		To solve these problems, the four-string guitar was enlarged and given six double strings, turned in the same manner as the present six-string guitar with the exception of the third string, turned a half tone lower.
		Since the tuning of the four-string guitar was the same as that used on the first four strings of the modern guitar, the low A string was the later addition.
		Although the guitar was less popular in Spain than in Italy and was not as popular as the vihuela was in the previous century, some important works were established and a number of fine guitarists became known in that country.
	www.classicalguitarmidi.com /history/guitar_history.html (10719 words)

	The Irish cittern
		There are tenor guitars with eight strings and there are citterns and tenor mandolas with guitar-shaped body.
		A four-stringed short scale guitar intended to be tuned CGDA like an alto mandola but quite often tuned lower.
		There are however eight-string tenor guitars, mando-shaped tenor guitars and guitar-shaped mandos to blur the line.
	www.mandolin-player.com /instruments/irish-cittern (811 words)

	Guitar Designers - Licensing guitar designs and design innovations
		The guitarist plays the eight string guitar by playing harmonics at the twelfth, seventh or fifth frets (or anywhere else on the string that a harmonic will sound).
		With an eight string guitar, each string is tuned to a note in a scale.
		The design of the bridge and tail stop, the design of the nut, the string gauge selection, the guitar's tuning and the placement of the tuning machines are new design elements, never before seen on any electric guitar.
	www.guitardesigners.com (328 words)

	CharlieHunter.com
		This is the Novax guitar Charlie used to record Ready, Set, Shango, Natty Dread, Return of the Candyman, and Duo.
		Inlay consists of Mother of Pearl Novax diamond pattern and greenheart abalone in Novax stripe pattern.
		It has a Paduak body with with flamed maple cap and black veneer accent stripe, flamed maple head veneer, maple neck and binding with ebony fret board.
	www.charliehunter.com /gear/current.html (63 words)

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	www.villagenet.ca /wwwboard/messages/32515.html (1206 words)

	Guitar World -- Seven String Summit
		A discussion of the 7-string guitar is what has brought this unlikely threesome together.
		I have a guitar that has 24 frets to the octave and one that has 16 frets to the octave, so they're untempered.
		Heavy, distorted guitar drives a band really well -- and that's no matter what kind of band you're talking about, even a techno band.
	ndoz2.tripod.com /interviews/guitarworld2.html (2078 words)

	Merida lecture, The Russian Seven String Guitar
		The fortunes of the Russian seven string guitar have come to an abrupt stop in Russia in the later part of the nineteenth century.
		Strangely enough, the tradition of the Russian seven string guitar was kept alive by Russian and gypsy guitarists who were working in the popular music field.
		During the course of history, the label “guitar” was applied to many different instruments with different tunings and sonorities, the same situation as we have today.
	www.orphee.com /rmcg/merida.htm (1741 words)

	Seven-String Guitar
		Usually the extra string extends the pitch range on the bass side, tuned to a low B or A. Unfortunately, this low of a pitch at the usual scale-length of a guitar begins to become "muddy"-sounding, owing to increased inharmonicity.
		For a nylon-string guitar, Breau discovered a particular brand of fishing line effective, but to avoid breakage on steel-string he either had to tune down or employ a custom-built instrument with a shorter-than-usual scale-length.
		An extra string on your guitar can extend your harmonic capabilities.
	www.lilytears.com /arts/music/guitar/7string (214 words)

	Guitar Shop and Music Store Guitar Encyclopedia Guitar Chords Guitar Lessons Guitar Practicing Beginning Guitar Tips for Practice
		seven string guitar, the ukulele, which has four strings, and the bass guitar, which usually has four strings but also exists in five, six and twelve-string versions.
		Acoustic bass guitars also have steel strings, and match the tuning of the electric bass, which is likewise similar to the traditional double bass viol, the "big bass", a staple of string orchestras and bluegrass bands alike.
		There are several subcategories within the acoustic guitar group: classical and flamenco guitars, both of which use nylon and composite strings, and steel string guitars, which includes the flat top, or "folk" guitar, the closely related twelve string guitar, and the arch top guitar.
	www.guitarlessons.bizhosting.com (1442 words)

	Classical Guitar Illustrated History
		To solve these problems, the four-string guitar was enlarged and given six double strings, turned in the same manner as the present six-string guitar with the exception of the third string, turned a half tone lower.
		Since the tuning of the four-string guitar was the same as that used on the first four strings of the modern guitar, the low A string was the later addition.
		Although the guitar was less popular in Spain than in Italy and was not as popular as the vihuela was in the previous century, some important works were established and a number of fine guitarists became known in that country.
	www.classicalguitarmidi.com /history/guitar_history.html (10719 words)

	12 STRING GUITARS .... fender bass guitars, fernandes guitars, tacoma guitars, breedlove guitars, guitar sheet, sublime guitar
		12 STRING GUITARS: the current, that it is impossible to cross the river rowing against 12 string guitars current, and that to cross it he 12 string guitars float in the direction of the point he wants to reach.
		12 string guitars ought not to expect so much," is what people usually say in discussing the requirements 12 string guitars the Christian religion.
		And the more this combination approaches 12 string guitars the divine life, the more life there is in it.
	www.cphl-france.org /12_string_guitars.html (10719 words)

	Halfbakery: 7-string guitar
		Guitar with extra string (not normally used) that by some very cunning means can be used as a substitute string for ANY of the others.
		One idea would utilize a guitar synthesizer, and a 7 string guitar.
		The best solution, however, is to buy a back-up guitar, and have a roadie (better yet: a guitar tech) replace and retune broken strings.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/7-string_20guitar (10719 words)

	The Purdue Exponent
		The eight string "Brahm’s guitar," as it is called, consists of two extra strings — one above the high E string and one below the low E string.
		Galbraith, a Grammy-nominated classical guitarist, designed an eight-string guitar giving him an expanded harmonic range for his music.
		Galbraith holds his guitar as if it were a cello and it rests on a wooden acoustic box, producing natural amplification.
	www.purdueexponent.org /2001/11/06/features/i4.html (292 words)

	Acoustic Guitar Homegrown Winner No. 9
		Being able to play Charlie’s [eight-string] guitar convinced me that it was playable, and I also heard some of Lenny Breau’s stuff, where he’s using the high A on his seven-string." Although West still relies on a variety of tunings, his most common is now standard with added high and low A strings.
		He plays bass lines and regular guitar parts simultaneously, making good use of the extended range of his eight-string flattop, which was custom-built by Jeff Traugott.
		Acoustic Guitar’s Homegrown CD Awards is a year-long spotlight on CDs recorded and released by acoustic musicians.
	www.acousticguitar.com /issues/ag98/Homegrown98.shtml (1197 words)

	Pro Arte GuitarTrio
		The concept of the guitar trio has been around for quite some time, but the Pro Arte Guitar Trio differ in not using merely three standard guitars but basing their ensemble around a regular formation of requinto (a small guitar tuned a forth higher), standard and eight string guitars.
		The unique combination of a requinto (higher pitched guitar), standard and eight string guitars brings an attractive new sonority to the guitar trio.
		He is the founder and director of the Dillington Guitar Summer School and Festival, an event dedicated to the guitar in ensemble.
	www.classical-audio.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /proarte.htm (595 words)

	WHAT'S HOT WITH JAZZ GUITAR (Guitar News Weekly #178, January 28, 2002 - (c) GuitarSite.com)
		After much research as to neck scale and intonation issues, Conti commissioned a Los Angeles Luthier to build his first Eight String Guitar, which was completed in March of 1993.
		With the exception of a brief period of lessons from Philly guitar virtuoso, Joe Sgro, Conti is a self taught musician.
		Ned Steinberger, the inventor of headless guitars and basses, will once again be directly involved in the design of Steinberger-brand instruments, thanks to a new 5-year consulting agreement with Gibson Musical Instruments.
	www.guitarsite.com /newsletters/020128/4.shtml?nl178 (701 words)

	Harp Guitar Patents
		There are some sort of depressions for the guitar strings to disappear into (how they avoid their own frets is a mystery), and the mandolin string bank rides partially above the guitar strings, this to provide string bank separation for the picking hand.
		Knutsen "one-arm guitar" or "1896 Patent-style harp guitar"
		Knutsen "one-arm harp-guitar" or "1898 Patent-style harp guitar"
	www.harpguitars.net /history/patents.htm (4279 words)

	All about the 8 string guitar. Eight string electric guitars.
		Some of the eight string electric guitars that I've come across include the ESP Kirk Hammett LTD Spider Signature Electric Guitar, ESP EX351 Electric Guitar, ESP EX100 Electric Guitar, and ESP V350 Electric Guitar.
		But note that eight string electric guitars are extremely unusual.
		But the least common of the lot is the 8 string electric guitar.
	www.electric-guitars-guide.com /8-string-guitar.html (194 words)

	The Major 3rd Tuning
		Adding strings to the guitar using the major third tuning becomes similar to adding notes to a piano keyboard.
		Much of the classical guitar literature becomes difficult or impossible to play because of frequent use of open D and A strings.
		At first I used a 6 string guitar but then went to 7 string and finally to 8 string guitars.
	www.ralphpatt.com /Tune.html (686 words)

	Halfbakery: 30 fret guitar
		Guitar music, derived as it often was from lute music, tended to use tab, which is far better suited to it (as it is arguably to most instrumental music, particularly for stringed instruments).
		It might be necessary to string this guitar with string bass or harp strings to attain the necessary length.
		As far as resonance goes, although a large part of the resonance of a bass comes from the neck (unlike a guitar where most is in the body), heavy-ish strings and well-designed electronics can recover a lot of the lower frequencies.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/30_20fret_20guitar (686 words)

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