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The most notable of these, the Rickenbacher A-22 (and A-25) lapsteel guitar – known as the "frying pan" – is widely regarded as the first mass-produced electric guitar. Production of the instrument began in 1932. In 1937, Beauchamp secured a United States patent for his version of the electric guitar. Beauchamp married Myrtle Johnston in 1917.
Robert Francis Flemming Jr. (July 1839 [1] – February 23, 1919) was an American inventor [5] and Union sailor in the American Civil War. [7] [8] He was the first crew member aboard the USS Housatonic to spot the H.L. Hunley before it sank the USS Housatonic.
For the English guitar the open chord is C major (C–E–G–C–E–G); [67] for the Russian guitar which has seven strings, G major (G–B–D–G–B–D–G). [ 68 ] [ 69 ] [ 70 ] Mixing a perfect fourth and a minor third along with a major third, these tunings are on-average major-thirds regular-tunings.
In 1979, Fender and old friends George Fullerton and Dale Hyatt started a new company called G&L ("George & Leo") [11] Musical Products. G&L guitar designs tended to lean heavily upon the looks of Fender's original guitars such as the Stratocaster and Telecaster, but incorporated innovations such as enhanced tremolo systems and electronics.
Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor.He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, and his prototype, called the Log, served as inspiration for the Gibson Les Paul.
Of Franz Schubert's two symphonies in the key, the first is nicknamed the "Little C major" and the second the "Great C major". Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer" is written in C major. Many musicians have pointed out that every musical key conjures up specific feelings. [5] This idea is further explored in a radio program called The Signature Series.
Electric guitar necks vary in composition and shape. The primary metric of guitar necks is the scale length, which is the vibrating length of the strings from nut to bridge. A typical Fender guitar uses a 25.5-inch (65 cm) scale length, while Gibson uses a 24.75-inch (62.9 cm) scale length in their Les Paul. While the scale length of the Les ...
An ornate guitar made by a Joakim Thielke (1641–1719) of Germany was altered in this way and became a success. From the mid-18th century through the early 19th century, the guitar evolved into a six-string instrument, phasing out courses by preference to single strings. These six-string guitars were still smaller than the modern classical guitar.